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LITURGY 



FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH, 



TRANSLATED 



PROM THE EDITIONS OF 1737 AND 1772, PUBLISHED AT NEUCHATEL, 

WITH ADDITIONAL PRAYERS CAREFULLY SELECTED, 

AND SOME ALTERATIONS. 



ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF THE CONGREGATION 



CITY OF CHARLESTON, S. C. 



NEW YORK: 

CHARLES M. CORNWELL, STEAM PRINTER, 

No. 247 Pftarl Street. 

1869. 






18243 



Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year ISaS. by the 

"•Frbsch Protbstast CHrRCH." 

of the City of Charleston, in the Clerk's Oflace of the District of South Carolina. 



■ ■PaiXT OF THE KDITI05 OF 1S36. 




TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 

Preface to the First Edition, published 
in 1713 V. 

Table of Lessons for Special Occa- 
sions xviii. 

General Directions xxxiii. 

TRAYEES. 

PART I. 

Morning Service for the Lord's Day. . . 1 
The Commandments from Ex. Ch. 20 ; 

and Summary of the Law from St. 

Matthew's Gospel 8 

Afternoon Service lor the Lord's Day. 10 

PART II. 

Services for Weelc Days, viz : 

For Morning with a Sermon 15 

For Morning or Afternoon without 
a Sermon 20 

For Afternoon with or without a Ser- 
mon 26 

Service for Days of Public Humilia- 
tion 32 

PART III. 

Section 1. — Prayers for Stated Occa- 
sions, to he used as part of the Morn- 
ing Service, viz : 

For the Day of the Nativity 41 

For the two Sundays during the Holy 

Days of the Nativity 42 

For the First Day of the Year 44 

For Palm Sunday 45 

For the Day of the Crucifixion 45 

For the Resurrection 47 

For Ascension Day 48 

For Pentecost 49 

For the Holy Days of September 50 

For the Preparatory Service before 

Communion Day 51 

Prayer for Thanksgiving Day 52 



PAGE. 

Section 2. — Collects for Stated Occa- 
sions -which may he substituted for 
the correspond ir.g prayers in Section 
1, or may he used in the Afternoon 
Service, viz : 

For Communion Days 55 

For the Nativity 55 

For the Day of the Nalivity 55 

For the Last Day of the Year and for 

NeAv Year's Day 56 

For the Crucifixion 56 

For the Resurrection 57 

For the Ascension 57 

For Pentecost 57 

For the Communion at Holy Days of 

September 57 

Section 3.— Occasional Prayers and 
ThanJcsgivings, viz: 

PRAYERS. 
For a Person or Persons to be Or- 
dained 59 

For Missionaries 59 

For the Spirit of Christian Love 60 

For Profitable Meditation on the 
"Works of Creation and Redemp- 
tion 60 

For Rain 61 

For Fair Weather 61 

In Times of Dearth and Famine 62 

In Time of War 62 

In Times of Great Sickness and Mor- 
tality 63 

For Congress During its Session 63 

For a Person Expecting or Under Sen- 
tence of Death 64 

For a Sick Person 65 

For a Sick Child 66 

For a Person or Persons under Afflic- 
tion 66 



IV. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



For a Person or Persons goint,' or gone 

to Sea 66 

TBLAJs-KSGIVINGS. 

For Rain 67 

For Fair Weather 67 

For Abundance 68 

For Peace 68 

For Deliverance from Gre.At Sickness 

and Mortality 68 

For Recovery from Sickness 69 

For Recover}' of a Child from Sick- 
ness 69 

For Safe Return from Sea 70 

For Deliverance in Time of Anxiety 

and Danger 70 

Section L— Concluding Prayers: 
For Love to God and Spiritual Nour- 
ishment 71 

For Imitation of Christ 71 

For Imitation of Christ 71 

For Purity of Thought 71 

For Divine Compassion and Blessing. 72 

For Grace, Mercy and Direction 72 

For Grace and Acceptance 72 

For Grace and Heavenlj- Treasures. . . 72 

For Help and Protection 73 

For Truth and Life Everlasting 73 

For Penitence and Pardon 73 

For Pardon and Blessing 73 

For the Church 74 

For the Church 74 

For a Blessing on the Services of the 

Day 74 

For a Blessing on the Services of the 

Day 74 

For a Blessing on the Instruction of 

the Day 75 

Section 5. — Family Prayers: 

For Morning 76 

For Evening 77 

PART IV. 

Section 1 : 

The Liturgy of Baptism 79 

The Liturgy of Confirmation 81 



Section 2 : 

The Liturgy of the Holy Supper 84 

Section 3: 

Senice for Occasions of Catechetical 

Instruction 03 

Section 4: 

The Liturgy of Mamage 05 

Section 5; 

The Sei-vice for the Burial of the 

Dead OS 

PART V. 

The Canticles, viz : 

Nineteen Canticles for the Ordinary 

Service from page 105-130 

Twenty-eight Canticles for Holy Days 

and Particular Occasions, viz : 

•:0— For the Eve of the Nativity 121 

21— For the Day of the Nativity 122 

22— For the Day of the Nativity 122 

23— For the Day of the Nativity 123 

24— For the Day after the Nativity 124 

25 — For the Crucifixion 125 

26— For the Crucifixion 125 

27 — For the Resurrection 126 

28— For the Resurrection 127 

29— For the Resurrection 128 

30— For the Resurrection 120 

31— For the Ascension 130 

32— For the Eve of the Ascen.sion and 

Day After 131 

33— For Pentecost 131 

34— For Pentecost 182 

35— For Pentecost 133 

36— For Pentecost 134 

37— For Pentecost 135 

38-For the Holy Days of September. 136 
39— For the Holy Days of September. 137 
40— For the Holy Days of September. 138 
41. .For the Holy Days of September. 138 
42.. For the Holy Days of September. 139 

43— For the Communion 140 

44 . . For the Communion 141 

45.. For the Communion 142 

46 . . For the Communion 142 

47.. For the Communion 143 



PREFACE 

TO THE FIRST EDITION. 



PUBLISHED IN 1713. 



The Churclies in tlie Principality of Neuchatel and Yalengin, 
begaii some years since to establish the Liturgy, which is now 
presented to the public. In order that it might appear in a 
better state, it was deemed advisable that some time should 
elapse before its publication. The resolution has at length 
been taken to print it, in conformity with the wish of many, 
who have desired that it should be made public. 

It is not necessary here to enlarge on the utility and antiquity 
of Liturgies, or to explain how important it is, that the mode 
of celebrating divine service should be well regulated. None 
can doubt that St. Paul's maxim, "Let all things be done 
decently and in order," {a) is applicable to the worship of God 
in the religious assemblies of Christians. This worship is of 
the greatest consequence in religion, because it consists chiefly 
in serving God, in adoring him, in giving him thanks, and in 
calling upon him. Hence it is indispensable, that divine ser- 
vice should be so performed, as to be most worthy of that 
infinite Being, and best adapted to raise men to him, and to fill 
them with reverence and love for his Supreme Majesty. 

(a). 1 Epis. Cor. Ch. xvi., v.; 40. 



The attainment, however, of this end is difficult, unless there 
be an established form of public worship. When the order of 
divine service is settled, it is celebrated as well by the Minister 
as by the People, in a manner more edifying, grave and 
decorous, than when it is entrusted to the discretion of the 
Clergy. The preservation of uniformity in worship, is another 
valuable consequence of Liturgies. And if they conform to 
the spirit of the Gospel, they exert also a salutary influence in 
excluding from the Church practices and opinions inconsistent 
with the purity of Religion. 

These and some other considerations have satisfied the Pas- 
tors of the Churches of Neuchatel and of Yalengin, that they 
should conti'ibute to the edification of their flocks, by settling the 
forms and order of their Liturgy, and by imitating, in this 
particular, the example of most Protestant Churches, and 
especially of the Churches of Switzerland, whose Liturgies are 
all printed. 

That which is here given to the pubhc, contains first, the 
form of divine service for Sundays, and for week days, when a 
sermon is preached ; afterwards the prayers for divers occasions, 
whether before or after the sermon ; in the third place, the 
manner of celebrating divine service, morning and afternoon, 
when tliere is no preaching ; in the last place, the formularies 
for the celebration of the sacraments, for the solemnization of 
matrimony, for the admission of catechumens, and for the 
reconciUation of penitents, {a). 

To set forth here all the reflections which might be made on 
the different parts of this Liturgy, is unnecessary. It has been 
judged advisable, however, to say something on the objects 



(a). When this Liturgy was first published, cert.iin scandalous dinners, who liad been 
excluded from the Church, were received a^in into its peace: but this practice hath 
been aboli-ihed for reasons, which it is useless to mention : and the formulary only serves 
for Individuals, at the meeting of the consistory, where it has been preserved. 



PREFACE. VU. 

proposed, and on tlie metliod wMch has been followed in its 
composition. 

This Liturgy has been formed, as far as practicable, from 
the Scriptures, and from ancient and modern Liturgies. The 
Scriptures, especially, have been consulted ; for as they are the 
sole rule of our faith, so are they the only perfect guide to the • 
true mode of serving God. This course has been chiefly pur- 
sued in the Canticles for the ordinary Morning and Afternoon 
Service. They have been drawn, almost word for word, from 
the Sacred Volume, and especial care hath been taken, that they 
should embrace those excellent passages of the New Testament, 
which relate to Jesus Christ, and our redemption. This has 
been thought the more necessary ; because hitherto, our 
Churches have not had, like other Protestant Churches, any 
Christian Canticles, and we have, therefore, sung only those of 
the book of Psalms, (a). It is, moreover, undeniable, that if 
the Jews praised God for the favors, which he had granted to 
their nation, and if they shewed forth his benefits in their 
songs, Christians are under still higher obligations to bless God, 
through Jesus Christ, to celebrate the holy name of their 
Redeemer, to sing his praises, and to speak in their Hymns of 
all that he hath done for them, of his coming into the world, of 
his sufferings, of his resurrection, of his ascension, of his last and 
glorious advent, and of the salvation which he hath purchased 
for them. (h). The Apostles do expressly command Christians to 
praise God our Father, through Jesus Christ his Son : and their 
writings abound with praises and thanksgivings, which ought 
to be without ceasing in the mouths and hearts of the faithful. 
Authors who wrote in the second century, and on whom we 



(a). Since the first edition of this work, several canticles, written hy different authors, 
have hecome a part of public worship, and are sung on the pi-incipal solemnities, instead 
of the Psalms of David, which are reserved for ordinary occasions. 

(,6). Ep. Eph. i., 3; and v., 19. Coloss. iii., 16. 1 Pet. i., 3. Apoc. i., 6, &c. 



PEEPACE. 



may rely, {a) inform us that the first Christians in their 
assemblies sang hymns to Jesus Christ as to a God, and that in 
the celebration of the Eucharist, God, the Father of all things 
was praised and glorified, through the Son and Holy Spirit. 
Much more might be said upon this subject, but the reader is 
referred to the preface, which is at the head of the Christian 
Canticles, lately introduced by the Church of Geneva into their 
worship. In the Canticles of this Liturgy are collected the 
principal passages of the New Testament, which can be 
embodied in the worship of Christians ; and they have been 
interspersed among those of the old. These passages being 
very numerous, several Canticles have been composed, as well 
for the ordinary service as for particular occasions. 

After the Scriptures, the best Liturgies, both ancient and 
modern, have been consulted. Several formularies, previously 
adopted in the Churches of this country, have been retained, 
and in many respects a conformity has been observed to the 
order already established therein ; and from other Liturgies, 
especially the ancient, whatever appeared the most edifying has 
been selected. In matters of worship, the practice of the past 
ages of the Church is entitled to great consideration ; and it 
must be confessed that in the prayers of the Primitive 
Christians, their spirituality and simpUcity are very remarkable. 
Besides, who can doubt that whatever was done in those days, 
and had been established by the successors of the Apostles, did 
conform to the spirit of the Gospel, and ought to command the 
respect of all Christians. The customs of the Churches did 
indeed afterwards vary exceedingly. Primitive simplicity was 
departed from, and Liturgies were burthened with many things, 
not merely useless, but even contrary to the purity of evangelical 



(.a). Pliny, the younger, in his Letter to the Emperor Trajan, (Epistle 97), Justin 
Martyr in his first Apology. 



PEEFACE. IX. 

worship. This remark is applicable to such as have de- 
scended to us. It is, however, certain that the foundation 
and the essence of the ancient worship have been preserved in 
almost all Liturgies. If, therefore, whatever is peculiar to each 
Liturgy, and whatever was added from time to time, as ignor- 
ance, error and superstition prevailed in the Church, be laid 
aside, and only so much be retained, as ancient general usage 
sanctioned and all Liturgies agree in, we shall undoubtedly 
have the genuine form of primitive Christian worship. Such a 
proceeding would be also one of the best methods for the 
attainment of that uniformity, which is so desirable for the 
peace and edification of the Church. 

We have aimed, in this Liturgy, at the utmost simplicity and 
perspicuity. So far from seeking, we have avoided the ornaments 
of language, affected emphasis in terms, preambles, periods over 
long, reasonings too extended, and figurative expressions, such 
excepted as being taken from the Scriptures, are clear to the 
readers of the sacred writings. - We have endeavored to express, 
in the most simple and natural manner, the sentiments and 
emotions with which we ought to be filled in the presence of 
God. The language of devotion, is the language of the heart ; 
it is artless and affecting. The reverence due to the Divine 
Majesty, and the edification of the people, require this sim- 
plicity ; and the Holy Scriptures teach us thus to pray. The 
prayers and the praises found in the Sacred Books, especially 
in the Psalms, are only the emotions of the heart, which for 
the most part, have little connection. In the Lord's Prayer, 
that great model of Christian supplication, we also find extreme 
simplicity, with singular brevity. 

This brevity also has been the subject of very particular 
attention. When Liturgies are too long, and the service is 
unreasonably extended, public worship is less frequented, and 

its very length may diminish attention and devotion. We have 

2 



PEEFACE. 



anxiously endeavored to avoid this, especially in the service for 
the week days. It is certain that religious exercises ought not 
to last long on such days ; because they are days of business. 
Hence the ordinary service for these days have been so 
regulated, as not to extend beyond twenty minutes, and at the 
utmost, though rarely, not beyond half an hour. 

We have also judged it right to vary the formularies of 
prayer and praise : and to compose some for particular occa- 
sions. This diversity serves to awaken attention, which is 
more easily relaxed, when the same things are continually 
heard. It is, moreover, peculiarly proper to direct and animate 
the devotion of the people, on the most solemn occasions : 
nothing being more reasonable, than that our prayers should 
be adapted to the seasons and circumstances, in which we are 
actually placed. 

In the last place, this Liturgy is not so fixed, nor are we so 
restricted in it, that some changes may not be made either by 
retrenching or adding, as circumstances may require : as when 
we are called to return thanks to God for some particular 
benefit, or to avert his wrath in- seasons of calamity. 

After these general reflections, it is deemed expedient to add 
some respecting the third part of this Liturgy, which comprises 
the ordinary service for the morning and afternoon. 

It has been our object to embrace in this service all the acts 
of divine worship. These are to confess our sins, to adore God, 
to praise him, to render him thanks, to consecrate ourselves to 
him, to call upon him, and to read his word. All these acts, to 
wit: confession, adoration, praise, self-dedication, and invocation, 
have not been comprehended in a single prayer ; but are set 
forth separately and distinctly, that all, even the most simple, 
may understand what they are doing, whilst engaged in public 
worship : that they may comprehend in what this worship 
consists, and that they may be able to distinguish its several 



parts. For the same reason there is an interval between each 
prayer, and the word Amen closes each. These intervals serve 
to direct and fix the devotion of the people. Each person may 
during those moments, recollect himself, and lift up his heart to 
God either to thank him for some favor, or to ask some particu- 
lar grace. They serve also to recall the absent, and to awaken 
attention, which would easily wander during a long prayer, in 
which all the acts of religious worship should be expressed in 
uninterrupted succession. But they would be more profitable 
if the people would answer Amen, at the end of each part of 
the service, a practice observed in the days of the Apostles ; 
and of which we have incontestable proofs in the fourteenth 
chapter of First Epistle to the Corinthians, wherein St. Paul 
speaking of praying in an unknown tongue, says, " when thou 
shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room 
of the unlearned say Amen, at thy giving of thanks ?" This 
custom of replying Amen is very ancient. God had commanded 
the people of Israel to answer Amen, to the maledictions 
which were to be pronounced at the top of Mount Ebal. {a). It 
appears from the 16th Ch. of Chron. B. 1st, {b) and from the 
end of the lOCth Psalm, that the people replied Amen, in the 
intervals of prayer and praise ; for we there read these words, 
" Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting to ever- 
lasting, and let all the people say Amen." The same thing is 
seen in the eighth chapter of Nehemiah, 6. ''And Ezra 
blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered 
Amen, Amen, lifting up their hands." This was wisely 
ordered : this Amen signified that all the congregation assented 
to what was said in the Prayers and Canticles. In truth the 
people ought not to attend on divine service, merely as auditors 
and spectators, nor ought they merely to follow in thought, that 
which is uttered by the ministers of the Church ; but they also 

(a). Deut. Ch. xxvii. ; 11. (ft). Chron. Ch. svi. ; 36.— Ps. Ch. cvi.; 48. 



xii. ruKFAri;. 

oiiorlit to speak on tlioir part, and at least to answer Amen, to 
all that is spoken in the name of the assemhly. It is admitted 
that the ancient mode of celehratint^ service, was by parts or 
intervals : and hy antipliom^s, that is to say, responses. We 
find tliis by the words of the 147th Psalm : " Sing to the Lord, 
answering one to the other." In this manner were recited sev- 
eral Psalms of praise, as the 118, 134 and the 136th. The 
primitive Christians retained this practice in their worship, and 
especially in that excellent and admirable Liturgy, which they 
employed for the communion service. The Ministers (a) and 
the Deacons said to the People, " Lift up your hearts on high," 
the People ansAvered, " Our hearts are lifted up unto the Lord." 
The Ministers added, " Let us return thanks to the Lord our 
(jTod," the People replied, "It is just and reasonable that we 
should return him thanks." And all the communicants an- 
swered Amen (/>) to the prayers and thanksgivings of the Min- 
isters. Moreover, the above expressions which are in the ancient 
Liturgies of the Holy Supper, and of which they form a chief 
part, are so beautiful and edifying and correspond so well to 
that sacred ceremony, that we have believed it right to adopt 
them into the Liturgy prepared for the Churches of this country. 
The other parts of this Liturgy have been taken from those, 
which are used in different Protestant Churches. 

But one of the principal objects contemplated in the form of 
worship, for the ordinary Morning and Evening Service, was to 
re-establish the reading of the Scriptures, as a part of public 
W(n-ship. To set forth all the forcible and urgent reasons, 
which show that we are under an absolute necessity to have the 
Bible read in the assemblies of the Church, would be super- 
fluous. This has always formed an essential part of divine 
service, {r) botli among Jews and Ciiristians. The Jews read 



{.a). St. Cyril, of Jerusalem, in his fifth Mystoiogical Catechism. (6). Justice Martyr 
In his first Apoloify. (cv Dent. Ch. xxxi. : !», 10, 11.— Nehem. Ch. viii. ; 9. 



PREFACE. XUl. 

the sacred books, at their solemn feasts, and in their syna- 
gogues. They had even divided the books of Moses into as 
many sections as there are Saturdays in the year, in order that 
these books might be read entirely through, once in every year, 
on the Sabbath days. (a). When the reading was finished, a 
doctor, or some other person designated, dehvered a discourse 
on what had been read. We see in the eighth chapter of 
Nehemiah, that this was practised after the return from the 
captivity. The Levites, says the sacred author, read in the 
Book of the Law of Grod distinctly, and gave the sense and 
caused them to understand the reading. St. Luke relates, (b) 
that our Lord having entered the Synagogue of Nazareth, on 
the Sabbath day, read the 61st chapter of Isaiah, and then 
spoke to the persons present, showing that the words which he 
had just read were fulfilled in his own person. 

We again read in the loth chapter of the Book of Acts, {c) 
that St. Paul and St. Barnabas went into the Synagogue of 
Antioch on the Sabbath day, and after the reading of the Law 
and the Prophets, the Eulers of the Synagogue sent to them, 
saying : " Men and Brethren, if ye have any word of exhorta- 
tion for the people, say on." The Christian Church conformed 
to this practice, and regulated its discipline and worship in this 
as in various other particulars, by the usages in the assembhes 
of the Jews. The first Christians read the Scriptures in their 
assemblies ; and so regularly was this done, that in those times 
one would have thought divine service had not been performed, 
if the Scriptures had not been read. When the chapter was 
finished, the head of the assembly gave a brief explanation of 
it, and exhorted those present, according to the circumstances 
and wants of the Church. A very ancient author, and one 
worthy of credit, {d) who wrote in the second century, thus 



(a), yee tJie Acts of the Apostles : Chap. xv. : 27 (6). St. Luke : Chap, iv 
(c). Acts : Chap. xiii. ; 14, 15. (d). The martyr, Justiu, in his First Defence. 



relates the usag^e in his time in Christian Assemblies. On the 
Lord's day, we assembled together, the writings of the Apostles 
and Prophets were read as long as the time would pernut. 
When the reading was finished, he who presided delivered a 
discourse to instruct the peo])le, and exhort them to the obser- 
vance of the excellent things which they had heard. This 
being done, we all rose up and presented our prayers to God. 
Tertullian who lived a little after the Martyr {a) Justin, says, 
that the first Christians assembled to read the sacred books and 
to exhort the people. However, these exhortations were not 
always made, and even at that time all the ministers of the 
Church did not preach ; but they never failed to read some 
portion of the Scriptures, and when the reading and the exlior- 
tation were over, they resumed the worship, and concluded the 
service with prayer. 

Such was formerly the mode of worship, and such the origin 
of sermons. The sermons were at first only an interruption of 
worship and an addition to the reading, and were not regarded, 
as by many at the present day, the most important part of 
public service, and the principal object for which the people 
assembled. The preaching is, without doubt, very useful, pro- 
vided it be done with clearness and simplicity ; but it is quite 
necessary that tlie Scriptures should be read in the Church, and 
in such a manner, that the people niay understand that this 
reading is an essential part of worship. 

Nor does it suffice that they be read in the Churches before 
the assembly is formed, or the worship commences. Such read- 
ing does not constitute a part of divine service. It is distin- 
guished from it by the time, by the persons who read, and by 
other circumstances, so that the people pay little attention and 
respect to it. and the greater part of them are not present, 
which circumstance proves that they regard the reading of the 



(a>. In his ApoloLn,- : '24, 39. 



PREFACE. XV. 

Holy Scriptures as less important than the preaching. It is for 
these reasons that the leaders of the Churches thought them- 
selves indispensably obliged to re-establish the reading of the 
word of God in their worship. And as circumstances for a long 
time had not permitted them to introduce this reading in all the 
services, and particularly in that of Sunday, they have done it 
at least in the ordinary morning and evening services. This 
reading is performed in the following manner : 

The Old and New Testaments are read alternately; and the 
lessons have been so arranged, that the historical books of the 
Old Testament from Genesis to Esther are read in the same 
time with all the books of the New Testament. After which 
the New Testament is recommenced with the Book of Job, and 
finished with Malachi. 

Thus we read the New Testament twice whilst we read the 
Old but once. Some chapters and passages are omitted, as the 
first book of Chronicles, the first chapter of Numbers, and 
some othersr We do not read consecutively, the books of 
Kings and those of Chronicles, because they contain the same 
histories, but those chapters are selected in which the history 
is related with the greatest clearness ; and for this purpose a 
kind of harmony has been prepared. When the chapters are 
very long or when they contain a great deal of matter, they are 
divided so as not to overcharge the memories of the hearers, 
nor extend the service to an inconvenient length. During the 
festivals, and also at seasons for celebrating the Holy Supper, 
and in some other circumstances, the portions of Scripture most 
appropriate to the occasion are read, forming two lessons, for- 
merly called the Epistle and Gospel ; and in this they con- 
formed as nearly as possible to the ancient usage of the Church, 
which long since made a wise and judicious selection of the 
passages of Scripture, proper to be read at the principal solem- 
nities of Christians. At the end of this preface, will be found the 



XVI. PEEFACE. 

tables of lessons for special occasions. In order that the lessons 
might have more effect, the chapter is preceded by an argument 
or summary of its contents, of its parts and its object, with the 
mode of clearing up the general difficulties, if there be any. 
After the cliapter some reflections are added in the form of ex- 
hortations, in order that the people may depart the more deeply 
impressed with the things which they have heard. These re- 
flections extend ordinarily to five or six sentences only. These 
arguments and reflections have been prepared, and are read. It 
has been found expedient to pursue this course, because if left 
to the discretion of the ministers, many might lose sight of the 
brevity, simplicity and precision which are requisite in reflections 
of this kind. Finally, there being in this Liturgy some passages 
of which persons unacquainted with the customs of our Church 
will not understand the reason, it is proper to say soniethmg in 
explanation of them, especially as many persons abroad have re- 
quested information on the subject. The following, then, are 
the observances in our Churches, particularly in the town of 
Neufchatel, where the public exercises of religion are more 
frequent than in the country : 

There is a sermon every Sunday morning, and at mid-day the 
catechism ; at Neufchatel there is a sermon again in the evening. 
In the week they preach on Wednesday and Friday morning. 
On the other days they perform in the forenoon the ordinary 
morning service, and every day at three o'clock the afternoon 
service. These services are performed by the ministers of the 
Church. The people are seated during the reading of the Holy 
Scriptures, and during the rest of the service they stand up. 
On Saturday morning, after the close of the service, the pastors, 
each in his turn, catechise the children of the age of ten years 
and upwards until they have communed. They celebrate the 
Holy Supper of the Lord at four periods in the year, and at each 
of these three times, in order that they who may not have been 



PREFACE. ^ XVll. 

able to partake of tKe Holy Sacrament at the first celebration, 
may partake on the following clay ; and that persons desiring to 
commune more than once, should have the opportunity to do so. 
The Holy Supper is celebrated first at Easter, to wit : On Palm 
Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter day. Secondly : At Pentecost, 
on Pentecost Sunday, the following Friday, and Trinity Sunday. 
Thirdly : About the beginning of the month of September, to 
wit, on the last Sunday of August, the Friday following, and 
the first Sunday of September. Fourthly : At Christmas, to wit, 
on the two last Sundays of the year, and on Christmas day, and 
if Christmas fall on Sunday, on the preceding Friday. The 
reason is thus seen why our Liturgy contains prayers for two 
communion Sundays at each of these four festivals : why there 
are prayers to be introduced into the service during two weeks 
at these seasons, and why in the table of proper lessons, lessons 
are appointed for the first and second week. The first week is 
that which precedes the first Sunday for the Communion at the 
Holy Supper, and the second is that which follows it. During 
these two weeks, general catechetical instruction is given on every 
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday after twelve o'clock, and on 
these catechisms the catechumens who present themselves to be 
received for the confirmation of the baptismal vow, and for the 
participation of the Eucharist are publicly examined. On the 
Saturday evening before the celebration of the Lord's Supper, 
there is a sermon of preparation with prayers. The same 
course is observed on the eve of public fast days. 

Such are the principal matters which it seemed proper to 
notice in explanation of this Liturgy. God grant that it may 
contribute to the advancement of his glory, and of true piety ; 
and that all who use it, may apply it to its true purpose, the 
worship of God, in spirit and in truth. Amen. 



TABLE OF LESSONS 



FOR Dim-IIEXT (MTASIiiXS. 



For Tlie Kativity. 



FIRST WEEK — FIRST LESSON. 



Monday Moruiiig, 
Monday Evening, 
Tuesday Evening. 
Wednesday Evening, 
Thursday Morning, 
Tlmrsday Evening, 
Friday Evening, 
Saturday Mornins:, 



Isaiah xl. ; 1-11. 
Isaiali xl. : 1-10 and 12. 



Isaiah xlix. 
Malachi iii. 
Malaclii iv. 
Isaiah xlii. ; 
Isaiah Iii. 
Hebrews ii. 



1-23. 



1-12. 



SECOND LESSON. 



St. Lulve i. ; l-2o. 
St. Lul^e i. ; 26-56. 
St. Luke i. ; 57-80. 
St. Mattliew xi. 



St. Matthew iii. 
St. Lu]<e iii. ; 1-18. 
St. John i. ; 1-18. 
St. John i.; 19-.5L 



SECOND WEEK. 



The Eve of the Nativity, 
The Day of the Nativity, 
The Day After the Nativity 
St. Matthew i. 
St. Lu]<e ii. ; 11-39. 



Isaiah 'xii. 
Hebrews i. 
Isaiali ix. ; 1-6. 
St. Luke ii.; 1-20. 



On the other daj'S the following Lessons are read, and they are 
arranged according to the day upon which the Nativity falls. The 



TABLE OF LESSONS. XIX. 

prophecies of the Old Testament are read, which point out the princi- 
pal circumstances of the advent of Jesus Christ : 

Genesis iii. ; 15 —and xlix. ; 10. Daniel ix. ; 24-27. 
Micah V. ; 2. Haggai ii. ; 9. 

Isaiah vii. ; 14 — and ix. ; 5. Malachi iv. ; 1, 5, 6. 

They are all read at one time ; and they add : 

1st Epistle St. Peter i. ; 10-13. St. Matthews ii. 
Acts xiii. ; 16-41. St. Luke ii. ; 40-52. 

1st Epistle St. John i. 1 Corinthians xi. ; 20-32. 

Epistle to Titus ii. ; 11-15— and iii. ; 3-7. 

On the Evening of the Last Day of the Year. 
Psalm xxxix. ; 9-14. St. Matthew xxiv. ; 42-51. 

On Mew Year's Evening. 
1st Thessalonians v. ; 1-11. St. Matthew xxv. ; 1-30. 

At The Passover. 



FIRST 


WEEK- 


- FIRST LESSON. 


Monday Morning, 




Exodus xii. ; 1-28. 


Monday Evening, 




Exodus xii. ; ^9-51. 


Tuesday Evening, 




Exodus xiii. ; 1-16. 


Wednesday Evening, 




Isaiah liii. 


Thursday Morning, 




Isaiah liv. 


Thursday Evening, 




Isaiah Iv. 


Friday Evening, 




Genesis xxii. ; 1-19. 


Saturday Morning, 




1 Peter iii. ; 18-22. 




SECONE 


> LESSON. 


St. John xi.; 47-57— and xii. ; 


; St. John XV. 


1-11. 




St. Jolm xvi. 


St. John xii. ; 12-50. 




St. John xvii. 


St. John xiii. 




St. Matthew xxi. ; 1-17. 


St. John xiv. — and iv. : 


; 1-8. 





The Holy Weeh. 

Monday Morning, Philippians ii. ; 5-13. 

Monday Evening, Isaiali 1. ; 5-10. 

Tuesday Evening, Isaiah Ixii. ; 11, 12 — andlxiii.; 1-9- 

Wednesday Evening, Daniel ix. ; 20-27. 



TNBLE OF LESSONS. 



Tliiirsdiiy ^lorninii:, 
Thursday Evi-niiiir, 
Good Friday, 
Saturday Moniin-::, 



Hebrews ix. 

1 Corinthians xi. ; 20-82. 
He])re\vs x. ; 1-25. 
Romans vi. ; 1-14. 



During- tills week the Second Lesson is talven from the History of 
the Passion, from the four Evauirelists, put in harmony. Tliis history 
is divided- into eiirlit readin,ii:s, so tliat tiic particulars of the cruci- 
llxioii, and the death of our Lord, are nad on Good Friday, and the 
history of his bui-ial on Saturday. 



For Easter. 



Monday Morniuii', 
Monday Eveninii", 
Tuesday Evenini>-, 



Colossians iii. ; 1-17. 
1 Corinthians xy. ; 1-84. 
1 (^orinthiaus xy. ; 85-58. 



They read in three lessons the History of the Resurrection, taken 
from the four Evauijelists, and put in harmony. 



The Eye of the Ascension 
St. John xiv. ; 1-19. 
Ascension Day, 



It The Ascension. 

2 Kings ii. ; 1-14. 



Ephesians iy. ; 7-16. 



The History of the Ascension, from the Eyangelists and from the 
Acts. 



The Day After the Asrensioii, 
St. John xyi. : 16-88. 



Hebrews X.; 11-31. 



Wednesday Eyening, 
St. John iii. ; 1-21. 



At Pentecost. 

FIRST WEEK. 

Ezekiel xxxyi.; 22-28. 



FIRST LESSON. 



Thursday Morning, 
Thursday Eyening. 
Friday Eyening, 
Saturday Morning. 



Hebrews viii. 
Isaiah Ixi. 
Isaiah Iv. 
Joel ii. ; 28-82. 



St. John y. ; 10-:J6 
St. Luke i. : 16-80. 



SECOND LESSON. 

St. Jolm yii. ; 87-48. 
St. Jolm xiy. ; 1-17. 



TABLE OF LESSONS. 



XXI. 



SECOND WEEK. 



Monday Morning, 
Monday Evening, 
Tuesday Evening, 
Wednesday Evening, 
Thursday Morning, 
Thursday Evening, 
Friday Evening, 
Saturday Morning, 
St. John xiv. ; 18-31. 
St. John XV. 
St. John xvi. ; 1-15. 
St. John xvi. : 16-33. 



Acts ii. 

Acts x. 

Acts xi, ; 1-18. 

1 Corinthians xii. 

] Corinthians xiii. 

1 Corinthians xi. ; 20-32. 

Romans viii. 

Galatians v. ; 16-26. 

St. John xvii. 

St. Jolm xviii. 

St. John xix. 

St. Matthew xii, : 22-45. 



On the First Monday after Trinity Sunday. 



Morning, 
Evening, 
St. Matthew xxv. 



14-30. 



Hebrews ii. 
Ephesians iv. ; 1- 
St. Matthew xiii. 



16. 



24-52. 



For the Holy Days of September. 



Friday Evening, 
Saturday Morning, 
St. John vi. ; 26-40. 



FIRST WEEK. 



Isaiah Iv. 

Proverbs ix. ; 1-11. 
St. John vi. ; 41-63. 



SECOND WEEK. 



Monday Morning, 
Monday Evening, 
Tuesday Evening, 
Wednesday Evening, 
Thursday Morning, 
Thursday Evening, 
Friday Evening, 
Saturday Morning, 
St. Matthew v. ; 1-20. 
St. Matthew v. ; 21-48. 
St. Matthew vi. 
St. Matthew vii. 



Romans v. 

Colossians i. 

1 Epis. St. Peter i. 

1 Epis. St. Peter ii. 

1 Corinthians v. ; 1-22. 

1 Corinthians xi. ; 20-32. 

1 Epis. St. John iii. 

Galatians v. ; 13-26. 

St. Luke xiv. ; 15-24. 

St. Matthew xxv. ; 1-13. 

St. John xix. 

St. Matthew xxii. ; 1-14. 



:U. TABLE OF LESSONS. 

In the Week of Public Fasting. 
Public Fasts are iiffuerally celebrated ou Thursday. 

Moinlay Morniii^, Isaiah i. 

Monday Evt-ning, Jeremiah vii. 

Tuesday Eveiiiuj?, Zachariah vii. 

St. Matthew iii. ; 1-12. 

St. Matthew xxi. ; 28-44. St. Luke xv. 

Wed. Mornius;, before the fast, Isaiah Iviii. 

Fri. Eve., the day after the fast, Heb. iii. ; -719— and iv. ; 1-11. 

St. Matthew vi ; 1-18. St. Luke xiii. : 1-9. 



GENERAL DIRECTIONS. 



Any of the services of this Book may begin with a Canticle, Psalm 
or Hymn ; during which the Minister and people stand. 

In any other part of the services, they stand during- a Canticle, and 
sit during a Psalm or Hymn. 

The Canticles may be read or chanted. 

Part of a Canticle, Psalm or Hymn, may be used instead of the 
whole. 

At the end of the several Prayers the people answer. Amen. 

In the Morning Service, the first lesson shall consist of the Ten 
Commandments, from Exodus, Chap. xx. ; 1-17, — with the Summary 
of the Law from Matthew, Chap. xxii. ; 37-40. {See them at the end of 
the Morning Service for the Lord's Day.) The second lesson shall be taken 
from any part of the Old Testament from Genesis to Esther inclusive, 
being the Historical Books ; or from the Prophets of the Old Testa- 
ment ; and the third lesson from the Gospels or Acts of the Apostles — 
being the Historical Books of the New Testament. 

In the Afternoon Service, the first lesson shall be taken out of the 
Preceptive Books of the Old Testament from Job to Ecclesiastes, and 
the second out of the Epistles or the Apocalypse in the New Testa- 
ment. 

On Holy Days, the lessons may be those in the Table. 

During the reading of the Ten Commandments, and the Summary 
of the Law, the Minister and people stand. During the reading of 
other Lessons of Scripture, the Minister stands and the people sit. 

On Holy Days, and other special occasions of Public Worship, 
occurring on week days, the services for the Lord's Day may be used 
instead of any of the other services, in the discretion of the Minister. 



PART I. 



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MORNING SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY. 

AY our trust be in the name of tlie Lord, wlio made 
Heaven and Earth. Amen. 



Introductory Prayer. 
Let us pray. 

O ALMIGHTY God and Heavenly Father ! we have come 
together for the public sanctification of this Lord's day, to 
offer unto thee our praises and our prayers, and to hear thy 
holy word. Thou hast promised to hearken favorably unto all 
those, who call upon thee, in the name of thy Son. We there- 
fore beseech thee, to look down upon us in mercy, and to purify 
our thoughts and affections, that we may render unto thee an 
acceptable service. 

• Great God ! we humble ourselves before thee. We adore 
thy majesty : we extol thy wisdom, thy power and thy goodness, 
which appear with such brightness in the marvellous works of 
Creation and Bedemption. We acknowledge thy tender love in 
the manifold favors, spiritual and temporal, which we continu- 
ally receive at thy hand, but we praise thee more especially, 
with all Christians, who are assembled this day, that thou didst 
send thy son into the world to save us, and that he rose from 
the dead for our justification. We bless thee, that thou hast 
given us, by his glorious Resurrection, so lively a hope of ever- 
lasting life. God 1 thy glory is great in all thy Churches, 
and the praise of thy name is heard in all the assemblies of thy 
Saints ! May our thanksgivings ascend unto thy Throne ! 
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2 MOENiNG SEEviCE [Part 

Make us worthy to be partakers of the resurrection of the Just, 
and of the glory of the Kingdom of Heaven, whither Jesus 
Christ hath entered as our forerunner; where he Hveth and 
reigneth ; where he is adored and glorified, with thee and the 
Holy Spirit, God blessed forever. Amen. 

^~\ GOD ! who has given thy Holy Scriptures for our instruc- 
^-^ tion, we beseech thee to enlighten our minds and purify 
our hearts, that we may worthily read, hear, and meditate upon 
them, and may understand and receive, as we ought, the things 
which are therein revealed. Enable thy ministers to declare 
thy word with purity and clearness, with simplicity and zeal. 
Render their preaching effectual through the influence of the 
Holy Spirit ; so that the good seed may be received into our 
hearts, as into ground well prepared, and bring forth fruit in 
abundance. Grant that during the time of our sojourning here, 
we may be not only hearers, but doers of thy word, conform- 
ably to its divine instructions,* so that we may attain unto 
eternal salvation ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

First Lesson. 

The Confession. 

Let us humbly confess our sins. 

OLORD God ! Eternal and Almighty Father ! we confess 
before thy Divine Majesty, that we are miserable sinners, 
born in corruption and iniquity, prone to evil, and of ourselves 
incapable of any good. We acknowledge that we transgress in 

* Instead of the above conclusion, substitute this— on the Lord's Day, before and after 
the Nativity — at the Nativity, should it fall on the Lord's Day — on the Lord's Day before 
the Crucifixion— on the Day of the Resurrection— and on the Day of Pentecost. During 
seasons of Fasting and Humiliation substitute the Special Prayer in Part IIL 

AND since, God ! we commemorate at this time (to-day) 
(the Nativity) (the Sufferings and Death) (the Resurrec- 
tion) of thy Son — (the Descent of the Holy Spirit;) we pray 
thee to lift up our hearts unto thee, to enable us with faith and 
with joy, to meditate on the manifestation of thy love, and so 
to live in .thy fear and to thy glory, during the time of our 
sojourning here, that we may attain unto eternal salvation, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



First.] 

various ways thy holy commaiidnients, so that we draw down 
on ourselves, through thy righteous judgment, condemnation 
and death. We are, moreover, Lord ! under heartfelt sorrow 
for having offended thee ; and sincerely repenting of our sins, 
we fervently implore thy grace to relieve our wretchedness. 
Vouchsafe then, most gracious Grod and merciful Father ! to 
have compassion on us, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Pardon our sins, give us the graces of the Holy 
Spirit, and increase them day by day ; to the end, that heartily 
acknowledging our unworthiness, we may be filled with sincere 
repentance, and bring forth fruits of righteousness acceptable 
to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUB Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 



Second Lesson.— A Canticle, Psalm or Hymn— or part of either.— Third Lesson. 

Let us pray. 

OLOED ! let thy mercy shine upon us : and grant us thy 
salvation. 

God ! make clean our hearts within us : and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from us. 

A Prayer for Faith, 

OLOED God I we render thanks unto thee, that thou hast 
called us to the knowledge and profession of the Christian 
Faith. We beseech thee to preserve and increase it in us, to 
the end, that continuing steadfast in the same, we may sincerely 
unite in the confession of the Church Universal — 

1 beheve in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven 
and Earth. 

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord : who was 
conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. 
He suffered under Pontius Pilate : He was crucified : He died : 



4 MORNING SERVICE [Part 

He was buried : He went into the place of departed Spirits : 
the third day He rose from the dead : He ascended into 
Heaven : He sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father 
Ahnig-hty : and thence, he will come to judge the li\'ing and 
the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit. 

I believe the Holy Church Universal : the Communion of 
Saints : the remission of sins : The resurrection of the body : 
And the life everlasting. Ameti. 

General Thanhsgiving. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! Father of mercy ! we, thine unworthy 
servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks, for 
all thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We 
bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of 
this life ; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemp- 
tion of the world, by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of 
grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give 
us a due sense of all thy mercies, that we may show forth thy 
praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up our- 
selves to thy service, and by walking before thee, in holiness 
and righteousness, all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
to whom with thee, and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, 
world ^^4thout end. Amen. 

Here introduce sucli of the Special, or Occasional Prajors or Tlianksgivings from Part 
III. as are suitable, may be requested, or the Minbter's discretion may suggest. 

General Prayer. 

OLOED, our God I Creator and Father of the human race I 
who hast commanded, that prayer and supplication be 
made for all mankind, we offer unto thee our intercessions, for 
the peace of the world, and for the happiness and salvation of 
all men. Deliver, we beseech thee, Lord I from spiritual 
blindness, all the nations that still sit in darkness. Thou didst 
so love the world, that thou gavest thine only Son, to die as a 
propitiation, not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the 
whole world. Thou hast taught us, that there is none other 
name under heaven, given among men, whereby we may be 



First.] 

saved ; and that lie came to be a light unto the Gentiles, and to 
bring salvation unto the ends of the earth. Grant, Almighty 
God and Merciful Father ! that all our fellow men may be 
gathered unto the name of our Lord ; to the end, that all 
nations may know and adore thee, the only true God, and Jesus 
Christ, whom thou hast sent. 

Lord ! who art the source of all lawful power, and the 
fountain of all true wisdom in the counsels of men ; we pray 
to thee for all, who are in authority throughout the world. 
Thou hast taught us in thy holy word, that thou dost govern 
the nations upon earth ; and that rulers should serve and obey 
thee. Vouchsafe, then, most Mighty God ! a knowledge of 
thyself, to such as know thee not ; and give thy grace unto all, 
that ruling in thy fear, they may do justly, love mercy, and 
walk humbly with thee. 

We beseech thee to behold with thy favor, those who in the 
order of thy Providence, are entrusted with authority, through- 
out our land. Endue them with thy grace, that in the admin- 
istration of justice, the preservation of order, the improvement 
of our laws, and the execution of judgment, their good works 
may glorify thee. 

We offer unto thee, Lord I our prayers for the necessities 
of the Holy Church Universal. Protect, enlarge and sanctify 
it, more and more. Dehver all Churches which suffer persecu- 
tion. We beseech thee, to take away the errors and dissen- 
sions, which disturb the Christian world ; and to unite all thy 
people, in the bonds of truth, of godliness, and of peace. 
Grant thy blessings to the Churches of these States, and to the 
famihes and persons who compose them, that piety, concord, 
and every Christian virtue may flourish therein. 

We pray to thee, Lord I for all the Pastors of thy Church. 
May they preach thy word with fidehty, firmness, and humanity. 
May they labor not in vain to establish the indispensable obhga- 
tion of the duties enjoined by our holy religion : and to make 
manifest their beauty and excellence. Enable them to set forth 
the motives, which bind us to obey thee ; the helps which are 
offered ; and the rewards which await us. May they, as well 
by their preaching as by their example, prepare for thee a 



6 MORNING SERVICE [Part 

peculiar people, zealous of good works. Defend them, Lord, 
under the shadow of thy wings ; and may they escape the 
temptations of the world, and the devices of their spiritual 
enemies. Grant that they shun not to declare all the counsel 
of God : and that ha-vang testified the Gospel of thy grace, they 
may finish their course with joy, and the ministry, which they 
have received of the Lord Jesus.* 

God of mercy ! have pity on those, who are sufi'ering by 
war, pestilence, or any other scourge ; and on all who are in 
affliction. "We commend to thy care, the widow and the orphan, 
the poor and the stranger, all who are in peril by land or by 
water, all who endure persecution for the Gospel, all who are 
distressed in mind, the infirm, the sick, and the djing. Comfort 
and relieve them according to their several necessities, and give 
them a happy issue out of all their trials and afflictions. 

Lord ! we pray for all thy children ; for all who seek thee 
in sinceiity of heart, and who labor for the salvation of them- 
selves, or of their fellow men ; for those who are engaged in 
works of love, and in holy designs for the advancement of thy 
kingdom. Strengthen all who are weak in faith, and in piety ; 
and to those who are under condemnation, vouchsafe the grace 
of repentance and sincere conversion. 

Favorably regard, Lord ! our country and its inhabitants. 
Grant, at all times, whatever may be necessarv for our subsist- 
ence, and give us grace not to abuse thy blessings, but to use 
them with soberness, charity, and thankfulness. Save us from 
all the dangers and calamities to which we may be exposed. 
Deliver us from our sins, preserve us from every e^dl thought, 
from impiety, and hypocrisy, and from all that is contrary to thy 
holy will. Direct us always by thy grace, merciful God I and 
further us continually by thy spirit. Give unto us at all times, 
good and holy thoughts, pure, meek, and peaceable dispositions, 
entire resignation to thy providence, fervent love to thee, and 
sincere charity, inclining us to edify and do good to one another. 
Wean our affections from this world of vanity; and through 
thy grace, may our hearts be always lifted up towards heaven. 

♦ When a Candidate is to be ordained add here the Prayer in Part m. 



First.] 

There may our treasure be. ; to the end, that watching and pray- 
ing without ceasing, and leading humble, righteous and sober 
lives, we may pass our days in peace ; looking for the glorious 
advent of our Saviour : at whose coming to judge the world, 
grant that we, who are here assembled in thy presence may 
appear before thee, without confusion and without fear. 

Favorably hear us, God ! Grraciously hear all who have at 
this time offered up their prayers unto thee. Reject not the 
supplications of thy servants ; but grant us the blessings which 
we have asked of thee, and all others which are necessary for 
us. We pray for all these things, in the name of Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

A Hymn— the Sermon— a Doxology — a concluding Prayer from Part III.— a Benedic- 
tion. 



Benedictions. 

T^HE Lord bless you, and keep you : The Lord make his face 

J- to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord 

lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen. 



^T^HE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep 
-^- your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, 
and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord : And the blessing of 
God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be 
amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. 



'T^HE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and 
-■- the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



JI/TY Brethren ! The end of all things is at hand. Be ye 
^-^ therefore sober minded, watch, and pray. 

The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit, bless and protect you. Amen. 



8 MORxiyG SERTiCE [Part 

lyyTAY the Blessing of God our Father, the Grace and Peace 
^'-^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, be given and multiplied unto 
you, through the communion of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



The Ten CoimyvandTiients. 

LISTEN T\-ith reverence and attention to the Ten Command- 
ments of the Law of God, as they are written in the 
twentieth chapter of the Book of Exodus. 

God spake these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, who 
brought thee out of the land of Eg}-pt, out of the house of 
bondage. 

I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 

II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or 
any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in 
the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them ; for 
I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, ^dsiting the iniquity of 
the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth genera- 
tion of them that hate me ; and shewing mercy unto thousands 
of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 

III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in 
vain. 

lY. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days 
shalt thou labor, and do all thy work ; but the seventh day is 
the Sabbath of the Lord thy God ; in it thou shalt not do any 
work ; thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, 
nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is 
within thy gates ; for, in six days the Lord made heaven and 
earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh 
day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hal- 
lowed it. 

Y. Honor thy father and thy mother ; that thy days may be 
long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

YI. Thou shalt not kill. 

YII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

YIII. Thou shalt not steal. 



First.] FOE THE loed's day. 9 

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house ; thou shalt not 
covet thy neighbor's wife ; nor his man-servant, nor his maid- 
servant, nor his ox, nor his ass ; nor any thing that is thy 
neighbor's. 

Sinmnary of the Laiv* 

Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith, in the twenty- 
second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy Grod with all thy heart, and 
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind : This is the first and 
great commandment. And the second is like unto it : Thou 
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two command- 
ments hang all the law and the prophets. 



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AFTERXOOX SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY. 

AY our trust be in the name of the Lord, who made 
Heaven and Earth. Amen. 



Introductory Prayer. 
Let us pray. 

ALMIGHTY God ! we return thee our humble and hearty 
thanks, for the privilege we enjoy of assembling in thy 
house, this day, to render the services due unto thee, and to 
hear thy word. And since thou hast given us thy Holy Scrip- 
tures, as a lamp to our feet, and a Hght to our paths, we beseech 
thee for the love of Jesus Christ, the Hght of the world, that 
thou wouldst illumine our minds, and endue us with the Holy 
Spirit, to sanctify, and lead us into the knowledge of truth. 
Give us grace to hear attentively thy word, rightly to understand 
its meaning, and to conform our lives to its precepts ; that what- 
ever we shall hear, may tend to the glory of thy name, to our 
advancement in piety, and to the comfort and salvation of our 
souls ;* through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

First Lesson. 

The Confession. 

Let us humbly confess our sins. 

OLOED God ! Eternal and Almighty Father I we confess 
before thy Divine Majesty, that we are miserable sinners. 



* Instead of the above conclusion, fauhstitute this— on the Lord's Day, before and after 
the Nativity — at the Nativity, should it fall on the Lord's Day — on the Lord's Day before 
the Crucifixion— on the Day of the Resurrection— and on the Day of Pentecost. During 
seasons of Fasting and Humiliation substitute the Special Prayer from Part III. 

AND since, God ! we commemorate at this time (to-day) 
(the Nativity) (the Sufferings and Death) (the Eesurrec- 
tion) of thy Son — (the Descent of the Holy Spirit,) we pray 
thee so to raise our hearts unto thee, as to enable us with faith 
and with joy, to meditate on this manifestation of thy love, and 
so to live in thy fear and to thy glory, during the time of our 
sojourning here, that we may attain unto eternal salvation, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



First.] FOR THE lord's day. 11 

bom in corruption and iniquity, prone to evil, and of ourselves 
incapable of any good. We acknowledge that we transgress 
in various ways thy holy commandments, so that we draw down 
on ourselves, through thy righteous judgment, condemnation 
and death. We are, moreover, Lord I under heartfelt sorrow 
for having offended thee ; and sincerely repenting of our sins, 
we fervently implore thy grace to relieve our wretchedness. 
Vouchsafe then, most gracious God and merciful Father ! to 
have compassion on us, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Pardon our sins, give us the graces of the Holy 
Spirit, and increase them day by day ; to the end, that heartily 
acknowledging our unworthiness, we may be filled with sincere 
repentance, and bring forth fruits of righteousness acceptable 
to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for over and ever. 
Amen. 

Second Lesson.— A Canticle, Psalm, or Hymn— or part of either. 

Let US pray. 

OLORD ! let thy mercy shine upon us : and grant us thy 
salvation. 

God ! make clean our hearts within us : and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from us. 

A Prayer for Faith. 

OLOED God ! we render thanks unto thee, that thou hast 
called us to the knowledge and profession of the Christian 
Faith. We beseech thee to preserve and increase it in us, to 
the end, that continuing steadfast in the same, we may sincerely 
unite in the confession of the Church Universal — 

1 beheve in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven 
and Earth. 



12 AFTEKXOON SERVECE [Part 

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord : who was 
conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. 
He suffered under Pontius Pilate : He was crucified : He died : 
He was buried : He went into the place of departed Spirits : 
the third day He rose from the dead : He ascended into 
Heaven : He sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father 
Almighty : and thence, he will come to judge the living and 
the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit. 

I beheve the Holy Church Universal : The communion of 
Saints : The remission of sins : The resurrection of the body : 
And the Hfe everlasting. Amen. 

General TTianhsgiving. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! Father of mercy ! we, thine unworthy 
servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks, for 
all thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We 
bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of 
this life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemp- 
tion of the world, by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of 
grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give 
us a due sense of all thy mercies, that we may show forth thy 
praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up 
ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee, in holiness 
and righteousness, all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
to whom with thee, and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, 
world without end. Amen. 

Here introduce such of the Special, or Occasional Prayers or Thanksgivings, from Part 
III., as are suitable, may le requested, or the Minister's discretion may suggest. 

General Prayer. 

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father ! it is of thy great 
goodness, that we enjoy the precious advantages, of which 
80 many are destitute. We have offended thee by our ingrati- 
tude, by our abuse of the privilege which thou hast vouchsafed 
to us, of knowing and serving thee ; and thou mightest justly 
have removed the light of thy word from among us. God ! 



First.] FOE THE loed's day. 13 

we adore thee for thy mercies ; and we beseecli thee, in the 
name of Jesus Christ, not to withdraw thy grace, biit to sanctify 
us more and more, that we may serve thee, with renewed zeal, 
all the days of our lives. 

We offer unto thee our prayers for the welfare of our 
country. We pray to thee. King of Kings, and Lord of Lords ! 
for all who are in authority throughout the world. Vouchsafe 
a knowledge of thyself to such as know thee not, and grant 
that they who already know thee, may continue to serve and 
honor thee. 

We pray for the President of the United States, and for all 
in authority over us. Grant unto them the spirit of wisdom 
and firmness ; and above all, piety and the fear of thy name ; 
that they may preserve order, and that we, thy people, may lead 
peaceable and happy lives, in all godliness and honesty. 

We beseech thee, God ! favorably to hear our prayers for 
the salvation of the whole world. Receive our suppHcations 
for the peace and the necessities of thy Church. We pray to 
thee, Lord I for all the Ministers of thy Word. Sanctify them, 
and increase in them the knowledge and gifts which are need- 
ful for the advancement of thy kingdom, and the salvation of 
the* souls committed to them. Raise up everywhere, faithful, 
zealous, and humble ministers, lovers of truth and of peace ; 
and to this end give thy grace and thy fear to all who are 
preparing to serve thee in the Holy Ministry.* We pray to 
thee also, for the conversion of sinners ; for the perseverance 
of the righteous ; for the deliverance of those who suffer per- 
secution in the cause of truth or piety ; and for the relief of all 
who are distressed in mind, body, or estate. 

Accept, most merciful Father ! the worship we offer unto 
thee. Hearken favorably to all, wheresoever they may be, who 
call upon thee, with all their heart. We beseech thee to pre- 
serve us from danger and temptation. Grant unto us all these 
favors, and whatever else thou seest to be necessary and 
expedient for us. God ! bless the instructions of thy Holy 
Scriptures, which we have heard this day, and all the services 

* When a Candidate is to be ordained add here the Prayer in Part III. 



14 AFTERNOON SERVICE. 

of thy Sanctuary, that our hearts may be incHned to love and 
to fear thee ; that we may serve thee faithfully whilst we live ; 
and that having profited by the means and opportunities 
afforded for our salvation during this life, we may be received 
into the Temple of thy Glory ; to praise thee forever, in the 
assembly of the Saints, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose 
name we offer up our prayers. Amen. 

A Hymn— the Sermon— a Doxology— a Concluding Prayer from Part III.— a Benedic- 
tion. 



Benedictions. 

nr^HE Lord bless you, and keep you : The Lord make his face 

-*-- to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord 

lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen. 



^ I^HE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep 
■^ your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, 
and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord : And the blessing of 
God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be 
amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. 



THHE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and 
-^ the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



~\l\^ Brethren ! The end of all things is at hand. Be ye 
-^-^ therefore sober minded, watch, and pray. 

The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit, bless and protect you. Amen. 



\jTA.Y the Blessing of God our Father, the Grace and Peace 
■^■^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, be given and multiphed unto 
you, through the communion of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



PART II. 



MORNING SERVICE FOR WEEK DATS WTH A SERMON. 



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AY our trust be in tlie name of tlie Lord, wlio made 
Heaven and Earth.. Amen. 



Introductory Prayer. 
Let us pray. 

OALMIGtHTY Grod ! we are liere assembled to offer unto 
tliee our praises, our thanksgivings, and our prayers: to 
humble ourselves before thee, and to hear thy holy word. It is 
meet and proper that we should adore thee, Lord our God ! 
Creator of Heaven and Earth, and all things therein, and that 
we should ever give thanks unto thee for the favors, we are 
continually receiving at thy bountiful hand. We bless thee 
tliat thou hast preserved us to the present time ; that having 
protected us during the past night, thou hast brought us in 
safety to the beginning of this day, and that we are enabled to 
assemble in this holy place, and in thy presence. 

Lord ! wo praise thee, we desire to serve thee at this time, 
and throughout our lives. We dedicate ourselves unto thee. 
We submit ourselves entirely to thy holy will. May it please 
thee to defend and direct us during this day, that we may pass 
the same in peace and cheerfulness, in thy fear, and to thy glory. 
And since thou hast given us the Holy Scriptures as a lamp to 
our feet, and a light to our paths ; we beseech thee, Lord ! for 
the love of Jesus Christ, the light of the world, that thou 
wouldst illumine our minds, and endue us with thy Holy Spirit, 



16 SERVICES FOR WEEK DA.YS. [Part 

to sanctify and lead us into the knowledge of truth. Give us 
grace to hear attentively thy word, rightly to understand its 
meaning, and to conform our lives to its precepts, so that what- 
ever we shall hear may tend to the glory of thy name, to our 
advancement in piety, and to the comfort and salvation of our 
souls,* through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

A Prayer for Faith. 

OLOED God I we render thanks unto thee, that thou hast 
called us to the knowledge and profession of the Christian 
Faith. We beseech thee to preserve and increase it in us, to 
the end, that continuing steadfast in the same, we may sincerely 
unite in the confession of the Church Universal — 

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven 
and Earth. 

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord : who was 
conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. 
He suffered under Pontius Pilate : He was crucified : He died : 
He was buried : He went into the place of departed Spirits : 
the third day He rose from the dead: He ascended into 
Heaven : He sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father 
Almighty : and thence, he will come to judge the living and 
the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit. 

I believe the Holy Church Universal : the Communion of 
Saints : the remission of sins : The resurrection of the body : 
And the life everlasting. Amen. 

Lesson from the Old Testament. 

The Confession. 

Let us humbly confess our sins. 

OLOED ! Our God and our Father ! we are not worthy to 
appear in thy presence, or to ask of thee any favor. We 
have not obeyed thy Commandments, but have transgressed 
them in various ways. Lord ! we deplore the magnitude and 
number of our sins. Pardon us, most gracious Father ! 

♦ During seasons of Humiliation substitute the Special Prayer from Part III. 



Second.] services foe week days. 17 

pardon for the love of Jesus Christ, those who are penitent 
and ask thy forgiveness. Sanctify us, and make us new 
creatures, to the end, that the glory of thy mercy may ever be 
manifested in us, through Jesus Christ our Lord." Amen. 

OUE. Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven.; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thiue 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 



Lesson from the New Testament. 

Here introduce such of the Special, or Occasional Prayers or Thanksgivings from Part 
III. as are suitahle, may he requested, or the Minister's discretion may suggest. 

General Prayer. 
Let us pray. 

OETEENAL and Almighty God ! we offer to thy Divine 
Majesty, our prayers for ourselves and for all mankind. 

We beseech thee to illumine all the people of the earth, by 
the light of the Gospel, that they may come to the knowledge 
of the truth, and be saved. We pray to thee for all the wants 
of the Church Universal. Look down with mercy upon all thy 
people and all thy flocks. Preserve them, and cherish in them 
the hght of thy word. Put away from them dissensions and 
hypocrisy ; and grant that piety, charity, and every Christian 
virtue may reign among them. 

Bless the Ministers of thy Church. Enable them at all times 
to preach thy word in faithfulness and purity, and to labor .with 
humility and zeal, for the edification of their flocks. 

We pray to thee for all rulers, and especially those who are 
in authority over us. Guide them by thy spirit, and assist them 
in the performance of their duties, so that Religion, Justice and 
Peace, may flourish under their Government. 

Almighty and most merciful God ! we commend to thy 

favor all who are in affliction. Grant to the sick the patience, 

the succor, and the repentance, which they need. Convert 

sinners, and strengthen those who walk in thy ways. God ! 

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18 SEKTICES FOR WEEK DATS. [Part 

bless the just and upright in heart ; protect the weak and the 
innocent. Eeheve the poor ; help and comfort all who are in 
danger, necessity or tribulation. 

Bless our Country, (this City) and all its inhabitants. Turn 
away from us thy judgments, gracious God ! and we will 
praise thy Holy Name. Vouchsafe, Lord ! to bless us in the 
duties and business of our several callings. Guide and assist 
us, that we may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way ; 
that whilst we labor for things temporal, we neglect not things 
eternal ; but that we may first and chiefly seek thy Kingdom 
and thy righteousness. Suffer not the temptations and cares of 
this life to seduce our hearts, and to destroy the seed of thy 
word, which is sown therein. Teach us, God ! rightly to com- 
prehend that this world passeth away, and all its sinful desires ; 
that our life fleeth as a shadow, and that we bring our years to 
an end, as it were, a tale that is told. Maj- we duly consider 
the vanity of this life, so that ha^ang lived in thy fear, we may 
die in thy grace, and be partakers in the resurrection of the 
just. 

Lord, our gracious God ! Vouchsafe to us, we beseech thee, 
all that we need to finish happily the race set before us. Take 
us under thy protection, provide for all our wants, and guide 
us even to our last hour, through Jesus Christ, thy Son. Ame7i. 

A Hymn— the Sermon— a concluding Pi-ayer from Part III.— a Benediction. 



Benedictions. 

nnHE Lord bless you, and keep you : The Lord make his face 

■^- to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord 

lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen. 



nnHE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep 
-^ your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, 
and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord : And the blessing of 
God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be 
amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. 



Second.] services for week days. 19 

THE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and 
the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



MY Brethren I The end of all things is at hand. Be ye 
therefore sober minded, watch, and pray. 
The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit, bless and protect you. Amen. 



"ItyTAY the Blessing of God our Father, the Grace and Peace 
^■^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, be given and multiplied unto 
you, through the communion of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



20 SKKVICES FOR WEKK DAYS. [Pait 

SKHVU'KS F(iH WKl-K DAYS WITHorT A SEHMOX. 



A SERVICE FOR MORNIXG OR AFTERNOON. 



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AY our trust be iu the name of the Lord, who made 
Heaven and Earth. Amen. 



T^EAELY Beloved Brethren ! we have assembled to worship 
-*-^ God, to praise him, to hear his holy word, and to offer 
unto him our prayers. The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 
pardoneth all such as truly rejDent and turn unto him. Let us, 
therefore, confess our sins, and implore his mercy, that the 
services of this day may be acceptable*unto him. 

O ALMIGHTY' God ! Heavenly Father ! we have sinned 
against thee, and are not worthy to be called thy children. 
We have offended thee in various ways, by thought, word and 
deed, Eternal God 1 But we i^ray thee to turn away thine 
anger from us, forgi^-ing us all our sins, and leading us by a 
sincere repentance to life everlasting, for the love of thy Son, 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

OUR Father, who art in Heaven ! hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deUver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

OMEECIFL'L God and Heavenly Father ! since we are 
about to hear thy holy word, we pray thee to give us grace 
rightly to understand its sense, and to live according to the 
same, for the love of Jesus Christ, our iSa\'iour. Amen. 

A Le>(»on from the Old Testameut. 

Let us adore and praise the Lord our God. 



Second.] services for week days. 21 

Lord ! open thou our lips : and our mouths shall show forth 
thy praise. 

A Canticle, Psalm, or Hymn, with one of the short Doxologies, or instead of the 
above, the following : 

Doocology. 

GLOEY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will 
toward men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship 
thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, 
Lord God ! Heavenly King ! God the Father Almighty ! 

Lord ! the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ : Lord God ! 
Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of 
the world, have mercy upon us. Thou, who takest away the 
sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou, who sittest at the 
right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. 

For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, 
Christ ! with the Holy Spirit, art most high in the glory of 
God the Father. Amen. 

Lesson from the New Testament. 

Let us pray. 

OLOED ! have mercy upon us ; hear our prayers, and let 
our supplications come unto thee. 

Lord ! let thy mercy shine upon us, and grant us thy sal- 
vation. 

Lord ! preserve thy Holy Church, and favorably hear, 
through thy grace, all who call upon thee. 

Clothe thy Ministers with righteousness, and cause thy chosen 
people to rejoice. 

Lord ! save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Grant 
us peace in our day, for thou canst defend us. 

God ! make clean our hearts within us, and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from us. 

For the Morning. 

OETEENAL and Almighty God ! \re thank thee that thou 
hast brought us safely to the beginning of this day. 
Keep us through the same, by thy great power ; preserve us 
from sin, guard us against danger, and so direct us by thy holy 



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guidance that all our doings may be righteous in thy sight. 
Lord ! we would present ourselves unto thee a living sacrifice. 
We desire to consecrate to thee our bodies, our souls, our lives, 
all that is within us, and all that depends upon us, to employ 
them to thy Glory. AVe resign ourselves unto thy w^ill, God ! 
confiding in thy Providence. We submit ourselves to all the 
events which it shall please thee to ordain. Do Avith us what- 
soever shall seem good unto thee ; and may thy holy ^vill be 
done in us and by us, for the love of our SaA-iour, Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

For the Afternoon. 

O ETERNAL and Almighty God ! we implore thy Divine 
Majesty to receive the sacrifice of praise which we offer 
and to hear the prayers which we address unto thee at the close 
of this day. Protect us, we beseech thee, during the night. 
Preserve us from sin and danger, that we may praise and serve 
thee at all times. Lord ! we commit our souls to thy care. 
Conduct us whilst awake ; guard us whilst we sleep ; so that, 
by day or by night, we may be always with thee, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! who hast commanded us to pray for 
all mankind, and desirest that all may come to a knowl- 
edge of the truth and be saved, favorably hear the supplications 
which we offer unto thee, for the peace and happiness of all 
nations, and for the conversion of the people who sit in dark- 
ness. We implore thy grace for all Eulers and Magistrates, 
and especially for the President of the United States, and all 
others in authority over us. We beseech thee, God ! to pre- 
serve and sanctify thy Church throughout the world, and 
especially the Church in our own country. Strengthen thou 
the Pastors and Ministers of thy word. Have mercy on all 
nations and persons in affliction. Deliver all who are under 
persecution, or in captivity, for the sake of the truth. Pelieve, 
comfort, and assist the sick and the dying. Vouchsafe unto 
sinners opportunity and means for repentance and amendment. 
Strengthen all who are weak in faith and in godliness. Give 
unto those who love and fear thee, grace to persevere and 



Second.] see vices for week days. 23 

advance continually in holiness. Bless all who are engaged in 
works of piety and charity. Grant peace, Lord ! to these 
United States. Bless the fruits of the Earth. (Bless this City 
and all its inhabitants.) Bless all who are here present and 
who call upon thee in sincerity of heart. Favorably hear us, 
God ! Give us grace to pass our days in thy fear, and to end 
them in thy peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth 
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed 
forever. Amen. 

Or the following Prayer : 

ALMIGHTY God! suffer not thy Holy Name to be re- 
proached on account of our offences. AVe have sinned 
against thee in various ways ; we have not obeyed thy word as 
we ought ; but have daily provoked thine anger ; so that thou 
mightest have justly punished us. But, Lord ! remember us 
in mercy and have compassion on us. Give us grace to be 
deeply sensible of our sins, to repent of them, and to amend 
our lives. Bless thy people, God ! Strengthen thy Ministers, 
that they may preach thy word, and exercise their ministry vdth 
faithfulness and zeal. Strengthen, likewise, all Rulers and 
Magistrates, that their good works may promote the advance- 
ment of thy Glory and the good of thy people. Send down 
thy blessing on the President of the United States, and on all 
others in authority over us. Gracious God ! turn aside thy 
Judgments from us and be always our Protector. Confound 
all designs against thy Church and against thy Gospel. Lord ! 
deprive us not of thy word, and take not thy Holy Spirit from 
us : but give us grace to persevere constantly in faith, and in 
the fear of thy Name. Comfort and strengthen all such as are 
feeble and afflicted in mind or body. Assist us, God ! in our 
various necessities, and grant us thy peace, through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

A Canticle, Psalm, or Hymn. 

Here introdiice such of the Special, or Occasional Prayers or Thanksgivings from Part 
m., as are suitable, may he requested, or tne Minister's discretion may suggest. 

If it he desirable to use the above service with a Sermon, the Minister can introduce 
it here. 



24 SERTTCES FOR WEEK DAYS. [Part 

Concluding Prayer. 
Let us prav. 

ALMIGHTY God I who hast graciously promised to hear 
the supplications of those who ask in thy Son's naine, we 
beseech thee to accept the service and the prayers which we 
have now offered unto thee. May those things which we have 
faithfully asked, according to thy ^^-ill, be effectually obtained, 
for the relief of our necessities, and to the advancement of thy 
Glory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. A?}ien. 

Or this : 

ALMIGHTY God ! who hast given us grace at this time, 
with one accord, to make our common supplications unto 
thee ; and hast promised that when two or three are gathered 
together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests ; Fulfill 
now, Lord ! the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may 
be most expedient for them, granting us in this world knowl- 
edge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting. 
Amen. 



Benedictions. 

^ I^HE Lord bless you, and keep you : The Lord make his face 

-■" to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord 

Kft up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Ainen. 



T^HE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep 
■^- your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, 
and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord : And the blessing of 
God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be 
amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. 



T^HE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and 
-^- the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



Second.] services foe week days. 26 

MY Brethren ! The end of all things is at hand. Be ye 
therefore sober minded, watch, and pray. 
The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit, bless and protect you. Amen. 



It/TAY the Blessing of God our Father, the Grace and Peace 
^■^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, be given and multiplied unto 
you, through the communion of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



26 SERVICES FOR WEEK DATS. [Part 



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A SERVICE FOR THE AFTERXOON. 

AY our trust be in the name of the Lord, who made 
Heaven and Earth. Amen. 



DEAKLY Beloved Brethren ! vre have assembled to worship 
God, to praise him, to hear his holy word, and to offer 
unto him our prayers. The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 
pardoneth all such as truly repent and turn unto him. Let us, 
therefore, confess our sins, and implore his mercy, that our 
services at this time may be acceptable unto him. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! Heavenly Eather ! we have sinned 
against thee, and are not worthy to be called thy children. 
We have offended thee in various ways, by thought, word and 
deed, Eternal God ! But we pray thee to turn away thine 
anger from us, forgiving us all our sins, and leading us by a 
sincere repentance to life everlasting, for the love of thy Son, 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

OUR Eather, who art in Heaven ! hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

OMEECIEUL God and Heavenly Eather ! since we are 
about to hear thy holy word, we pray thee to give us grace 
rightly to understand its sense, and to live according to the 
same, for the love of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. 

A LeBson from the Old Testament. 

Let us adore and praise the Lord our God. 



Second.] services for week days. 27 

Lord ! open thou our lips : and our mouths sliall show forth 
thy praise. 

A Canticle, Psalm, or Hymn, with one of the short Doxologies, or Instead of the 
above, the following : 



Doxology. 

GLOBY be to God on high,, and on earth peace, good will 
toward men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship 
thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, ' 
Lord God ! Heavenly King I God the Father Almighty ! 

Lord ! the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ : Lord God ! 
Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of 
the world, have mercy upon us. Thou who takest away the 
sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou who sittest at the 
right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. 

For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, 
Christ ! with the Holy Spirit, art most high in the glory of 
God the Father. Amen. 

A Lesson from the New Testament 
Then the Minister says : 

T^HESE are the articles of the Christian Faith, which we 
-■- profess, and in which we should persevere to our hves' end. 

1 believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven 
and Earth. 

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord ; who was 
conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary : 
He suffered under Pontius Pilate : He was crucified : He died : 
He was buried : He went into the place of departed Spirits : 
the third day He rose from the dead: He ascended into 
Heaven : He sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father 
Almighty : and thence, he will come to judge the living and 
the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit. 

I believe the Holy Church Universal : the Communion of 



28 SERVICES FOR WEEK DATS. [Part 

Saints : the remission of sins : The resurrection of the body : 
And the life everlasting. Amen. 

Let us prav. 

OLOED ! have mercv upon us ; hear our prayers, and let 
our supplications come unto thee. 

Lord ! let thy mercy shine upon us, and grant us thy sal- 
vadon. 

C> Lord ! preserve thy Holy Church, and favorably hear, 
through thy grace, all who call upon thee. 

Clothe thy Ministers with righteousness, and cause thy chosen 
people to rejoice. 

Lord ! save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Grant 
us peace in our day, for thou only canst defend us. 

God ! make clean our hearts within us, and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from us. 

Prayer of Thanksgiving. 

Let us give thanks unto God for all his benefits. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! Father of mercy ! we, thine unworthy 
servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for 
all thv Goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We 
bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of 
this life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemp- 
tion of the world, by our Lord Jesus Christ : for the means of 
grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give 
us a due sense of all thy mercies, that we may show forth thy 
praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives : by giving up 
ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee, in holiness 
and righteousness, all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
to whom with thee, and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, 
world without end. Amen. 

OL'JED ! who art the God of peace and the author of all 
good, grant unto thy servants that peace which the world 
cannot give, that our hearts may be inclined to obey thy com- 
mandments, and that being delivered &om the fear of our 



Second.] seryices for week days. 29 

enemies, we may pass our lives in rest and quietness, through 
the merits of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. 

OLOED ! watch over us, and through thy great mercy, 
defend our souls and bodies from all danger, during the 
coming night, for the love of thine only Son, our Saviour, Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

Here introduce such of the Special, or Occasional Prayers or Thanksgivings, from Part 
III., as are suitahle, may he requested, or the Minister's discretion may suggest. 

OGOD ! who art King of Kings and Lord of Lords, we 
beseech thee favorably to look upon all Rulers and 
Magistrates, and to send down thy blessings on the President 
of these United States, and on all others in authority over us. 
Give them grace to live to the advancement of thy Griory, the 
good of thy Church, and the welfare of our country, through 
Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen. 

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God ! send down upon our 
Pastors, upon ail thy Ministers, and upon the Congrega- 
tions committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy 
grace. Fill thy servants so abundantly with the knowledge of 
thy truth, and so clothe them with innocence of life, that they 
may exercise their ministry to the Glory of thy Name, and to 
the edification of thy Holy Church, through Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. Amen. 

OGod ! the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we 
humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men, 
that thou wouldst be pleased to make thy ways known unto 
them, thy saving health unto all nations. We pray to thee 
especially for the prosperity of the Church Universal, that it 
may be so governed by thy Spirit, that all who profess and call 
themselves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and 
hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in 
righteousness of life. Pinally, we commend to thy fatherly 
goodness, all who are distressed in mind, body or estate ; that it 
may please thee to comfort and reheve them, according to their 



30 SERVICES FOR WEEK DAYS. [Part 

several necessities, gi^ing them repentance and patience under 
their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. 
All these things we ask of thee, for the love of Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

ALMIGHTY God ! who hast given us grace at this time, 
with one accord, to make our common supplications unto 
thee ; and hast promised that when two or three are gathered 
together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests ; Fulfill 
now, Lord ! the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may 
be most expedient for them, granting us in this world knowl- 
edge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting. 
Amen. 

A Canticle, Psalm, or Hj-mn. 

If it be desirable to use the above service -with a Sermon, the Minister can introduce 
it here, after which he may add a Canticle, Psalm, or Hymn. 

The Minister may at his discretion omit part of the Week-Day Services. 



Benedictions. 

T^HE Lord bless you. and keep you : The Lord make his face 

-^ to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord 

lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen, 



T^HE peace of God. which passeth all understanding, keep 
-*- your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, 
and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord : And the blessing of 
God Almighty, the Eather, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be 
amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. 



T^HE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and 
-*- the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



Second.] seevices for week days. 31 

""ITY Brethren ! The end of all things is at hand. Be ye 
-^-*- therefore sober minded, watch, and pray. 

The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit, bless and protect you. Amen. 



MAY the Blessing of Grod our Father, the Grace and Peace 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, be given and multiplied unto 
you, through the communion of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



32 SERVICE FOR DAYS [Part 



M 



SERVICE FOR DAYS OF PUBLIC HUMILIATION. 

AY our trust be in the name of the Lord, who made 
Heaven and Earth. Amcji. 



Introductory Prayer. 

Let us pray. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! into whose presence we have come to 
offer unto thee the sacrifice of repentance and prayer, in 
the observance of this day of Public Humiliation, dispose our 
hearts to sincere and deep self-abasement, that, acknowledging 
the number and deploring the magnitude of our sins, we may 
obtain remission of them. Lord ! enter not into judgment 
with thy servants, who are miserable sinners. Pardon thy 
people who turn unto thee, for thou art a merciful God, full of 
compassion, slow to anger, and of great kindness. Favorably 
hear our prayers, gracious God ! and those of our brethren, 
who now call upon thee. Create in us new and contrite hearts, 
that our humiliation may bring forth the fruits of sincere 
amendment, through Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen. 

AND since, Lord ! thou dost convert and sanctify us by 
thy holy word, we beseech thee to give us grace, now and 
at all times, to hear the same with attention, with reverence, 
and with fear : and to receive wilHngly the instructions and 
admonitions which may be addressed to us by the ministry of 
thy servants. Vouchsafe to them thine especial help ; grant 
that they labor not in vain ; and let not thy word return to thee 
unfruitful. May it please thee to accompany it with the power 
and efficacy of thy Holy Spirit; that it may produce in our 
hearts, the wholesome influence for which it is designed. Grant 
that we may be not only hearers, but doers of thy word, con- 
formably to its divine instructions, dniring the time of our 
sojourning here, so that Ave may attain unto eternal salvation ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Second.] or public humiliattox. 33 

First Lesson. 

LISTEN Tnth reverence and attention to the Ten Gommand- 
ments of the Law of God, as they are written in the 
twentieth chapter of the Book of Exodus. 

God spake these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, who 
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of 
bondage. 

I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 

II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or 
any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in 
the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them ; for 
I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of 
the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth genera- 
tion of them that hate me ; and shewing mercy unto thousands 
of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 

m. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in 
vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his 
name in vain. 

lY. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days 
shalt thou labor, and do all thy work ; but the seventh day is 
the Sabbath of the Lord thy God ; in it thou shalt not do any 
work ; thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, 
nor thy maid-servant, "nor thy cattle, nor thy_stranger that is 
within thy gates ; for in six days the Lord made heaven and 
earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh 
day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hal- 
lowed it. 

V. Honor thy father and thy mother ; that thy days may be 
long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

VI. Thou shalt not kill. 

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

VIII. Thou shalt not steal. 

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house ; thou shalt not 
covet thy neighbor's wife ; nor his man-servant, nor his maid- 
servant, nor his ox, nor his ass ; nor any thing that is thy 
neighbor's. 

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34 SERVICE FOE BATS [Part 

Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith, in the twenty- 
second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and 
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind : This is the first and 
great commandment. And the second is like unto it : Thou 
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two command- 
ments hang all the law and the prophets. 

A Canticle, Psalm, or Hj-mn, 

The Confession. 
Let us pray. 

O ALMIGHTY and Merciful Father ! incline our hearts to 
call upon thee, and to seek thy presence. Lord ! have 
compassion on us ; favorably hear our prayers, and let our sup- 
phcations ascend unto thee. 

God I Lord of Heaven and Earth ! we humble ourselves 
before thy Divine Majesty. Thou art the Great, the Supreme 
God, the Eternal. Thou didst make the heavens and all the 
hosts thereof, the earth and all that therein is. Thou givest 
life to all things ; and the army of Heaven boweth down 
before thee. Thou art worthy to be adored by angels, and that 
men should fear thee and magnify thy glorious name. Thy 
majesty is incomprehensible : Thy greatness infinitely above 
our thoughts, and our praises. But thy goodness is over all 
thy works, and we come now to offer unto thee our thanks, for 
all the manifold blessings thou hast vouchsafed to us, even 
unto this day. 

Lord ! we are crowned with thy favors, and the testimonies 
of thy loving kindness are ever around us. Thou hast given 
us life, and thy bountiful hand hath not ceased to provide all 
that is necessary to enable us to pass our days in peace. But 
we praise thee most especially that thou hast blessed us with 
all spiritual blessings in Jesus Christ, and art willing to number 
us with those who have been ransomed by the blood of thy 
Son, and are called to inherit the glory of thy kingdom. 
Through thy great mercy, thou hast offered to all of us the 
means of salvation, furthering us by thy word, by the voice of 



Second.] or public humiliation. 35 

thy servants, by the influence of thy Spirit, by thy bounties, by 
thy chastisements, and by thy continued help. Thou hast not 
rejected us in the midst of our iniquities; we are this day 
engaged in thy worship ; and thou art still disposed to bless us. 

But we have abased thy mercies, our God ! and have even 
made them the occasions of transgressing. We have not served 
thee, even whilst receiving thy benefits ; we have corrupted 
ourselves, we have forsaken thee, we have dishonored and 
provoked thee, God ! who art the rock of our salvation. We 
have not walked in the light of thy Gospel, nor have we .lived 
in a manner worthy of our vocation. Our misdeeds, Lord ! 
are multiplied ; and our offences have ascended even unto 
Heaven. 

Lord ! we confess the miiltitude and the greatness of our 
iniquities. Neither we, nor our rulers, nor our pastors, nor the 
people have fulfilled thy law. We have not been mindful of 
thy commandments, nor of the warnings vouchsafed unto us 
through thy Spirit, and by thy servants during the years of thy 
forbearance. Lord ! the sins committed among us have long 
provoked thine anger. Impiety and indevotion, hypocrisy, 
blasphemy, and the profanation of thy Holy Name, of thy holy 
worship, and of thy laws ; injustice, violence, and fraud ; 
hatred, dissensions, envy, and evil speaking ; sensuality, intem- 
perance, gluttony, and uncleanness ; pride, luxury, avarice, and 
the love of the world ; open transgressions and secret sins ; the 
trespasses of the high, and the trespasses of the low ; all these 
sins, God ! most righteous Judge, all these sins pollute our 
country, and its inhabitants, and justly kindle thine indignation 
and thy wrath. 

Lord ! thou art just, and we are wicked. To thee belongeth 
righteousness, to us confusion of face. Thou mayest justly 
condemn us, and cast us away from thy presence. We confess 
our guilt, and humbly trust to the greatness of thy mercy. 

God ! who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather 
that he may turn from his wickedness and live ; who despisest 
not the prayers and sighs of such as call upon thee, hearken 
unto us, and to all miserable sinners, who confess their faults. 
Give thy grace unto those who are penitent. Grant this for 



36 SERVICE FOR DAYS [Part 

the love of thy dear Son ; and in consideration of his sacrifice 
hear the prayers of thy servants. Be favorable, God ! be 
favorable unto thy people, who turn unto thee with humihation 
and prayer. Be gracious unto us and pardon us, for thou art 
a God full of compassion, long suffering and of great mercy. 
Turn us unto thee, that forsaking our sins, and living in new- 
ness of life, we may be acceptable in thy sight. 

Lord our God ! we ask these blessings through thine 
infinite goodness, in the name of thy Son, our Eedeemer, who 
has commanded us to pray unto thee, saying : 

OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from e^il ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Ameji. 



Second Lesson— A Canticle, Psalm, or Hymn.— Third Lesson— The Sermon -A Can- 
ticle, Psalm, or Hymn. 



Let US pray. 

OLOED ! let thy mercy shine upon us : and grant us thy 
salvation. 
God ! make clean our hearts within us : and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from us. 



A Fray 67' for Faitk. 

OLOED God ! we render thanks unto thee, that thou hast 
called us to the knowledge and profession of the Christian 
Faith. "We beseech thee to preserve and increase it in us, to 
the end, that continuing steadfast in the same, we may sincerely 
unite in the confession of the Church Universal — 

I beheve in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven 
and Earth. 



Second.] of public humiliation. 37 

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord : who was 
conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. 
He suffered under Pontius Pilate : He was crucified : He died : 
He was buried : He went into the place of departed Spirits : 
the third day He rose from the dead : He ascended into 
Heaven: He sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father 
Almighty : and thence, he will come to judge the living and 
the dead. 

I beheve in the Holy Spirit. 

I beheve the Holy Church Universal: The communion of 
Saints : The remission of sins : The resurrection of the body : 
And the Hfe everlasting. Amen. 



Here introduce such of the Special, or Occasional Prayers or Thanksgivings from Part 
m., as are suitahle, may be requested, or the Minister's discretion may suggest. 



General Prayer. 

Let us pray. 

OLOED our God ! we come before thee on this day of 
Pasting, Humihation and Prayer, to offer unto thee our 
confessions and supplications, and to pray for all conditions of 
men, and especially for all the necessities of thy Church. 

God ! Creator and Pather of the human race, we pray 
unto thee that the light of thy holy gospel may shine upon all 
nations and upon all men who still sit in darkness, to the end 
that thy name, which is great and holy, may be known and 
glorified in all places, through Jesus Christ oiir Lord. 

We pray to thee for the prosperity of the Church Universal. 
Guide it always by thy Word and Spirit : and suffer not the 
gates of hell to prevail against it. Dehver all Churches which 
suffer persecution. We beseech thee to take away the dissen- 
sions and errors which disturb the Christian world ; and to 
unite all thy people in the bonds of truth, godhness, and peace. 
Vouchsafe thy blessing upon the Churches of our country, 
preserve them from error and from vice, remove ignorance and 
scandal from them, and grant that peace, order, and piety, may 
prevail among them. Lord ! pardon and be gracious unto 



38 SERVICE FOR DATS [Part 

this Church, estabhsh therein more and more the knowledge 
and the fear of thy name, bless the families and individuals 
who compose it, of all ages and conditions. 

We commend to thy favor all Pastors and Ministers who 
have been ordained to lead thy flocks. Sanctify and endue 
plenteously with thy gifts those who exercise the holy ministry, 
and those who are preparing for it : and send forth always 
zealous laborers into thy harvest. Grant success to the pious 
designs and holy efforts of all thy faithful servants who seek 
thy Glory, and the edification of thy Church. Bless the 
Pastors of this country, to whom thou hast committed the 
care of our salvation, and who watch for our souls. God ! 
forgive the sins and negligence of thy Ministers and Servants. 
Purify thy Sanctuary, and rekindle the zeal of Pastors and 
People ; that thy holy name may be more and more glorified 
among us. 

AYe offer also unto thee our prayers for all Eulers and 
Magistrates. Give them a knowledge of thyself, and inspire 
them with true zeal for thy Glory, and the good of thy Church. 
We pray for thy blessing on the President of these United 
States, and on all in authority over us. Guide them in the 
discharge of their respective duties, and grant that they may 
have no other end in view than the advancement of the public 
good. God ! continue to watch over our country, and to bless 
us. Withdraw not thy grace from the people of these States. 
Turn away from us thy judgments, and be favorable unto us, 
for the sake of thy Holy Name. 

We implore thy grace for all who are in affliction. We 
commend especially to thy mercy all those who are under 
the Cross, and who suffer persecution in any manner, for 
righteousness' sake. Comfort and dehver them ; raise up those 
who are fallen, and strengthen all, that they may glorify thee 
in life and in death. Pity and relieve such as are afflicted in 
mind, body, or estate : and especially those of our brethren, 
members of this Church, who have been unable to meet us this 
day in thy house. Grant unto them the repentance and 
resignation which they need, and grace to make a right use of 
theii' afflictions. 



Second.] or public httmiliation. 39 

our God ! before whom we have this day humbled our- 
selves, vouchsafe to accept our prayers, and favorably hear all 
who seek thee with sincerity of heart. Lord ! have mercy 
upon us, and grant us thy peace. Lord ! receive our suppli- 
cations, our vows, and our praises : and may our humiliation 
produce in us the fruits of true repentance, through thy Son 
Jesus Christ, in whose name thou hast promised to hear us. 
Amen. 



BenedictioThs. 

npHE Lord bless you, and keep you : The Lord make his face 

-^- to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord 

hft up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen. 



npHE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep 
■^- your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, 
and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord : And the blessing of 
God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be 
amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. 



THHE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and 
-■" the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



MY Brethren ! The end of all things is at hand. Be ye 
therefore sober minded, watch, and pray. 



40 SERVICE FOR DAT- OF PUBLIC HFirrLTATIOy. 

The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son. 
and the Holy Spirit, bless and protect you. Amen. 



"llyfAY the Blessing of God our Father, the Grace and Peace 
^^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, be given and multiplied upon 
you, through the communion of the Holy Spiiit. Amen. 



PART III. 



SECTION FIRST. 



PRAYERS FOR STATED OCCASIO^^S. 



TO BE rSED AS PART OF THE MORNI^'G SERVICE. 



For the Day of the Kativitij. 

O ALMIGHTY God : Merciful Father ! it is our duty to 
bless thee and to give thee thanks at all times, but more 
especially on this day, when we commemorate the blessed 
nativity of Jesus Christ our Redeemer. 

Thou hadst promised to our first parents in Paradise to send 
thy Son into the world. Thou hadst ordained his coming to be 
announced by the Prophets ; and thou didst cause him to be 
born in the fullness of time. Thine Eternal Son, who from the 
beginning was with thee, vouchsafed to take upon him our 
nature, and to become man ; so that he is very God, and very 
Man, our Immanuel, God with us. He, who was in the form 
of God, took upon him the form of a servant. He did partake, 
as children do, of our nature, even of flesh and blood. He was 
made like unto his brethren in all things, sin only excepted, to 
the end that he might be a merciful High Priest, to make 
reconciliation for our sins. 

How great is this mystery of Godliness I God manifest in 
the Flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of Angels, preached unto 
the Gentiles, believed on in the World, and received up into 
Glory. 

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42 PK.VYEES FOR STATED OCCASTONS. [Part 

God ! we believe and confess, to the praise of thy mercy, 
that it is through the coming of thy Son into the Avorld that 
we do not perish eternally. May our prayers and thanksgivings 
on this solemn occasion, be acceptable unto thee I Favorably 
look upon thy people, Avho olfer unto thee their supplications. 
Preserve thy Church, which this day commemorates the Advent 
of the Pedeemer, and celebrates thy praises. 

God I Heavenly Father 1 who didst send the Angel Gabriel 
to announce the birth of thy Son Jesus Christ, and didst cause 
him to be born of the Holy Virgin, through the power of the 
Holy Spirit ; sanctify us by the same Spirit, that Christ may be 
formed in us, that he may live in us, and dwell in us by faith, 
and that we may live only in him, and for him. 

Lord ! who didst cause a miraculous splendor to shine 
around the shepherds on the night in which thy Son came into 
the world, illumine our minds, we beseech thee, with thy celes- 
tial light. So assist us by thy grace, Heavenly Father ! 
that we may live henceforth, even unto the end, in holiness, 
righteousness, and temperance, as becometh those who believe 
that thy Son came to save them. May we await with joy and 
in peace, the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ, to whom, Avith 
thee, and the Holy Spirit, be rendered honor and glory, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 



For the two Sundays During the Holy Days of the 
J^ativity. 

OGOD ! Creator of the World, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, we lift up our hearts unto thee, we adore thy 
Majesty, we ofter the humble sacrifice of praise and thanks- 
giving, more especially at this time, when so many of tliy 
servants commemorate the Nativity of their Redeemer. 

Through thy great love towards mankind, thou didst send 
thine only Son into the World. Tliou didst ordain tliat he 
should be born on earth ; that there lie should be subject to 
the infirmities of our nature ; and tliat lie should otter up on 
the Cross, for the salvation of men, that same body which he 
had received from the blessed Virgin, his mother. 



Third.] prayers for stated occasions. 43 

Lord ! we acknowledge witli joy and thanksgiving, that 
by this birth, and by this sacrifice, all who serve thee faithfully 
are raised from death unto life, and made heirs of thy Kingdom. 
We therefore magnify thy name, and adore thy mercy. Let 
the Angels extol thy Grlory and thy Goodness 1 Let the Sons of 
Men proclaim thy great praise, and say : Glory be to God in 
the highest, on earth peace, good will towards men ! 

Jesus ! Son of God ! Ave bless thee that thou madest thyself 
man to redeem us ; and we beseech thee to make us truly 
sensible of the saving efficacy of this Redemption. Thou, who 
art the Son of the blessed God, the joy and glory of mankind, 
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world, 
have mercy upon us. Thou, who wast upon earth subject to 
infirmity as we are ; who didst lay down thy life, and having 
taken it up again, art returned into the bosom, and into the 
glory of thy Father in Heaven ; where thou sittest at his right 
hand, where the Angels are subject unto thee, and where thou 
art preparing for us eternal habitations, favorably hear our 
prayers, and receive our praises. Thou, who didst come to 
destroy the works of Satan, turn us from our iniquities. Thou, 
who wast born and didst live in lowliness, renouncing the 
pleasures and glory of the world, and submitting thyself even 
to the death of the Cross ; grant that we may despise the 
vanities and the deceitful riches of this mortal life, and may 
aspire only to that heavenly glory, and those everlasting 
treasures, which thou hast purchased for us. As thou hast so 
loved us, may we in like manner love thee with all our hearts, 
and may nothing ever separate us from thy love. 

God ! we beheve that thy dear Son was born to raise us 
to life eternal. Teach us, then, rightly to understand, that 
having this faith, and this hope, we ought to purify ourselves, 
even as he is pure. May we thus be enabled worthily to 
celebrate thy praise, and to rejoice in the expectation of the 
glory to be revealed in us. And when this mighty Saviour, 
shall again appear with power and glory, for the sake of those 
who await his coming unto their salvation, may we be made 
like unto him in thy Kingdom, where he liveth, adored and 
glorified, through all Eternity. Amen. 



44 PRATERS FOR STATED OCCASIONS. [Part 

Fdj' the First Day nf the Y'ear. 

O ETERNAL and Almighty God ! we humble ourselves in 
thy presence, to dedicate unto thee the beginning of this 
year by adoration, prayer, and praise. TTe bow down before 
thy Supreme Majesty, and acknowledge with gratitude the 
manifold blessings which thou hast freely bestowed upon us 
during the whole course of our lives. We thank thee that 
having preserved us to the present time, thou hast permitted us 
to enter upon a new year. 

Thou hast not ceased, most gracious God ! to vouchsafe to 
us the abundance of thy loving kindness. But thou hast 
especially enriched us with thy spiritual blessings, by keeping 
in the midst of us the light of thy Gospel. Thou hast invited 
us to repentance through thy mighty help, through thy great 
goodness, and through the warnings of thy Word and of thy 
Spirit ; and hast mercifully granted unto all of us favorable 
opportunities to grow in grace, and to attain unto Salvation. 
Receive, God ! our praises and our thanksgivings ; and 
although we have offended thee in various ways, mercifully 
pardon us for the love of Jesus Christ, and henceforth take not 
away from us thy protection and thy favor. 

Lord ! we devote ourselves to thee at the beginning of this 
year, desiring to employ it better than we have done those 
which are past, and to this end we ask thy grace and thy 
blessing. Withhold them not from us, God ! and let tin- 
mercy be with us during this year, and to the end of our days. 

And since this day warns us, merciful God ! that our years 
pass away, and that our end draweth nigh, give us grace 
seriously to meditate on our contlition, now and at all times. 
Teach us so to discern the vanity of this life, that we may have an 
understanding heart : that we may aspire to that better life, 
when days, and months, and years shall be counted no more 
forever : and that whilst we continue in the flesh, we may live 
no longer according to the desires thereof, but according to thy 
will. God ! give us grace to conduct ourselves witli such 
wisdom, soberness, and piety, that when our years shall come 
to an end, and the day of our death shall arrive, we may be 
able to leave this world with joy in thy peace, and in the hope 



Third.] PEAYEES Foil STATED OCCASIOIS^S. 45 

of a happy eternity. Favorably hear us, Lord ! and receive 
our thanksgivings and supplications, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



For Palm Sitnday. 
T3LESSED Lord! who, of thy tender mercy towards mankind, 
^-^ didst offer thyself upon the Cross, a sacrifice for sin, grant 
that through thy grace we may offer unto thee ourselves, our 
souls, and bodies, and all that appertaineth to us, a living 
sacrifice, desiring always to glorify thee, to serve thee, and to 
live only unto thee. Praise the Lord, all ye servants of his ! 
magnify him, for he is good, and his mercy endureth forever. 
Rejoice, daughter of Zion ! Behold thy King, who cometh 
to save thee. Hosanna to the Son of David ! Blessed is he 
who cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the Kingdom 
of our Father David. Peace be on earth, and glory in the 
highest. 

Lord Jesus 1 thou didst enter into the City of Jerusalem 
amidst the acclamations and praises of the multitude, and of 
thy Disciples, who spread their garments in the way, and 
accompanied thee, bearing in their hands branches of palm 
trees. Give us grace to prepare thy way by all manner of good 
works ; to bear before thee the fruits of righteousness, and to 
rejoice, without ceasing, in thy salvation. Lord ! who wast 
well pleased to be praised by the Children in the Temple, crying 
aloud, Hosanna to the Son of David ! grant, that by imitating 
their innocence and simplicity, we may celebrate thy praises 
acceptably. And when thou shalt descend from Heaven, at the 
last day, may we enter with thee into the Heavenly Jerusalem, 
into the Temple of thy Holiness, and into the Palace of thy 
Glory, to praise thee, and to bless thee forever. Amen. 



For the Day of the Crueifixion. 

To be used instead of the General Prayer— pages 4 and 12. 

A LMIGHTY God I we beseech thee to look favorably upon 
-^-^ thy people, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to 
be betrayed, to be dehvered into the hands of wicked men, and 



46 PPAYKKS FOR STATED OCCASIONS. [Part 

to sutfer death upon the Cross. Grant, that as thy blessed 8on 
shed his blood, an atonement for our sms, we may thereby 
obtain pardon, through thy mercy ; and that this precious blood 
may purify our consciences, to enable us to serve thee, the living 
God, through the same Jesus Christ our Sa^^our. Amen. 

gracious and merciful God ! who hast created all men, and 
hatest nothing that thou hast made, we offer unto thee our 
humble and fervent prayers for the ignorant and unbelieving. 
May it please thee especially, in thy great mercy, to look upon 
the Children of Israel, once thy chosen people, now rejected 
because of unbelief, but not forever : and who still belong to 
thine election, for the sake of their fathers. Graciously hear 
the supplications of thy Church for their conversion, and 
remove from their hearts the veil of spiritual blindness and 
unbelief. Lord Jesus ! who didst come to save the lost sheep 
of the House of Israel : compassionate Redeemer ! who didst 
pray for those who crucified thee, have pity on thine ancient 
nation, who still reject thee. Convert and ])ring back the 
remnant of Jacob, to the end, that looking upon him whom 
they pierced, all Israel, according to thy promises, may be 
saved. Amen. 

Almighty God ! we implore thy great mercy in favor of the 
heathen. Give them the light of thy Gospel, that forsaking 
their unbelief, they may know and serve thee, the living and 
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Turn all 
Mahometans and Infidels from the error of their ways. 
Lord Jesus Christ I the Great Shepherd of the Flock, and 
Redeemer of the World, who didst lay down thy life for the 
salvation of all men, bring home thy sheep, which are not as 
yet in thy fold, to the end that there may be but one flock, and 
one shepherd, and that the fullness of the nations having come 
into thy Church, every mouth may praise thee, and every tongue 
acknowledge thee to be the Lord, to the glory of God, thy 
Father. Amen. 

Favorably hear us, Lord ! Lamb of God ! who takest 
away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, and receive 



Third.] pkaters for stated occasions. 47 

our supplications and praises ; Thou, who reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed forever. Amen. 



For the Resurrection. 

OGOD ! we thank thee for the privilege of commemorating, 
this day, the fulfillment of the work of our redemption. 
Thy mercy towards mankind led thee to yield to the death of the 
Cross thy well beloved Son, in whom was no sin. He was deliv- 
ered up for our transgressions, and suffered for our iniquities. 
He gave his life an offering for sin, and thou didst raise him from 
the dead on the third day as the Great Shepherd of the Flock. 
Christ, our Passover, hath been sacrificed for us : Christ is 
risen from the dead : he hath come forth from the Tomb : he 
hath conquered death, and liveth for ever and ever. The stone 
which the builders rejected, hath become the head of the corner. 
This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. This 
is the day which the Lord hath made. May we rejoice therein 
and say, God hath raised us up with Christ, and hath made us 
to sit with him in heavenly places. Blessed be the God and 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant 
mercy, hath begotten us again unto a lively hope, by the 
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance 
incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved 
in heaven for us. Accept, Almighty God ! the sacrifice of 
praise and thanksgiving which thy servants offer unto thee on 
this day of the resurrection of their Redeemer. 

Lord 1 who hast opened unto us the way to a better life, 
by this resurrection of thy blessed Son, give us grace, that being 
risen with Christ, we may seek those things which are above, 
and not those which are on earth : May we live no more to 
ourselves, but to him, who died and rose again for us, to the 
end, that in the day of his last coming we may be partakers of 
the Resurrection of the Just : that our mortal bodies may put 
on immortality, and that we may be found worthy to obtain the 
happiness of the world to come, and life eternal, through the 
same Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee, God 
blessed and glorified forever. Amen. 



48 PRATERS FOR STATED OCCASTOXS, [Part 

For Ascension Dcnj. 

OI.OED God Almighty ! we would now especially rejoice in 
thy holy presence, and bless thee for the Ascension of 
Jesus Christ, our Sa^dour, who was taken up from Earth into 
Heaven. After thy Son had humbled himself even to the death 
of the Cross, thou didst highly exalt him, and hast given him a 
name which is above every name. Thou hast crowned him with 
glory and honor. Thou hast put all things under his feet, and 
hast made him to sit at the right hand of the Majesty on high. 

Lord Jesus Christ ! thou hast entered into Heaven. Prince 
of Peace ! the everlasting gates have opened unto thee. Thy 
Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom. Thou art the King of 
Glory. Thou art supreme in power, both in Heaven, and on 
Earth. Thou art ascended to thy Father, and our Father, to 
thy God, and our God. Thou livest and reignest for ever and 
ever ; and thou art able to save to the uttermost them who 
come unto God by thee. Thou hast entered into Heaven as our 
forerunner. It is thy pleasure, that where thou art, there we 
should also be : and we believe that thou Avilt come again in 
like manner as thy Apostles saw thee ascend into Heaven. We 
therefore adore thee, we call upon thee, we bless thee, and we 
rejoice in thy triumph, and thy glory. We beseech thee also to 
make us partakers of the fruits of thine ascension, and to send 
down upon us from on high thy Holy Spirit. By thy death and 
ascension thou hast opened Heaven unto us. Suffer not that 
our ingratitude and our sins should close it against us. Grant 
that we may seek the things which are above, where thou sittest 
on the right hand of God : and that by holy meditations and 
fervent desires, our afi'ections may be raised towards Heaven, thy 
dwelling place. 

Lord Jesus Christ '. who didst promise to thy Disciples 
before thine ascension, that thou wouldst be with them even 
unto the end of the world, dwell with us in Spirit, according to 
thy promises, whilst we continue upon earth, deprived of thy 
presence in the body, to the end that on the Day of Judgment, 
the day of thy last coming, we may hear with joy the voice of 
the Archangel, that when raised from the dead, we may be 
taken up to meet thee in the air, and may come to the Heavenly 



Third.] pea.yers for stited occasions. 49 

Jerusalem, to the assembly of the first born and of the just 
made perfect, to thee, the mediator of the new Covenant, and 
to God, thy Father, and our Father, to whom belong glory and 
blessino;, for ever and ever. Amen. 



For Pentecost. 
A LMIGHTY God ! Eternal Father ! we praise thee and 
-^^ thank thee for all thy benefits, and especially for those 
which we commemorate at this time. We bless thee that thou 
hast redeemed us by thy Son, and that after having exalted him 
to thy right hand, thou didst send down thy Holy Spirit upon 
the Apostles, and afterwards upon thy whole Church. May it 
please thee, Lord ! graciously to receive our thanksgivings 
and praises for a gift so precious. Make us more and more 
sensible of the efficacy of the blood, which thy Son hath shed 
for us, and of the all-prevailing power of this Holy Spirit ; to 
the end that we may persevere in the holy calling wherewith 
thou hast honored us, and that we may glorify thee, all the days 
of our lives. 

Spirit of Light and of Truth ! lead us into all truth, enlighten 
our understandings, and dispel more and more the darkness 
thereof. Spirit of Prayer and of Supplication ! teach us to pray 
as we ought, and create in us such holy desires as we cannot 
express. Spirit of Power ! sustain us always by thine influence, 
be with us in temptations, direct us by thy grace without 
ceasing, and lead us continually unto well doing. Spirit of 
Holiness ! come thou and sanctify our understandings and our 
hearts, purify our affections, and prepare us to do our duty, 
each in the vocation to which he is called. Spirit of Consola- 
tion ! dwell with us always, comfort us in affliction, fill us at all 
times with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Spirit of Peace ! 
give unto us gentle, and charitable dispositions towards one 
another : give unto us that peace which the world can neither 
give nor take away. 

Holy and Di\dne Spirit ! thou who didst descend upon the 
Apostles in cloven tongues, like as of fire, and didst bestow on 
them the gift of divers tongues, kindle in our hearts a heavenly 
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50 rUAYKKS FOR STATKT) OCCASIONS. [Part 

flame, inspire us with such fervent zeal, as may lead us to 
glorify thee, and to edify our neiL>lil)(>r l)v all manner of holy 
conversation and of pious works. 

O God ! cast us not away from tliy presence, and take not thy 
Holy (Spirit from us. Suffer us not to <i-rieve or to quench this 
Holy Spirit. INfay he rather dwell continually in us, as in his 
Temple ! May he guide us during our sojourn on earth, and 
may we rejoice without ceasing in his divine consolations ! 
May we thus finish our course with joy ! May our mortal 
bodies be one day quickened l)y the Spirit ; and may Ave, at the 
last, be accounted worthy to enter into thy glory, there to 
render eternally, praise and honor to the Father, to the Son, 
and to the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



Vor the tiro l^inuhtJjK of the Uoli/ ])((!/s in, Scjitfinttcr 
After the Coimmniion,. 

/^A OTTlv God and our Father ! Sovereign Lord and Ivuler of 
^ ' all things, Avho art blessed in the Heavens, who art seated 
Ix^tween the Cherubim, thousands of thousands of Angels con- 
tinually Avorship before thee, celebrating thy Glory and thy 
Majesty, which fill the Heavens and tlie Earth. We praise 
thee, we magnify thy great mercy, and glorify thy name ; for 
thy name is holy and glorious, greatly to be feared, and Avorthy 
to be exalted, now and forever, through Jesus Christ, thy Son. 

We offer unto thee, O Lord ! our thanksgivings and our 
praises, with humility and joy, for as much as thou hast vouch- 
safed to receive us at thy table, and to number us among thy 
servants, and the lieirs of thy Kingdom, although Ave are beset 
by so many sins, and so much Avretchedness. We beseech thee, 
tlirough the merits of thy Son, and faith in his blood, that Ave 
may be partakers of tln^ fruits of his sacrifice, which we liaA-e 
this day commemorated. Grant that we may ol)tain tJirougli 
thy mercy remission of our sins, a sense of thy love, that peace 
Avhich the world neither giveth nor taketli aAvay, and an 
entrance into thine CA^erlasting Kingdom. 

Send down upon us from Heaven thy Holy Spirit to enligliten, 
to sanctify, to gladden our souls. May we, through the same 



Third.] i'R.vyers for stated occasion's. 51 

Spirit, quickening us, more and more, serve thee with a pure 
conscience, love one another in sincerity of heart, walk in 
innocence, and keep ourselves unspotted from the world. 

So assist us, that whilst we are here in the body, absent from 
thee, we may keep the Covenant, which we have this day 
renewed, and may be faithful to thee even unto death. May 
this heavenly food which hath been provided for us at thy 
table, preserve, and increase in us spiritual life, and destroy sin 
more and more in us. May we derive from this communion in 
the death of thy Son, victory over temptation, perseverance in 
faith, a sure defence against our spiritual enemies, and a contin- 
ual growth in charity, liumiHty, and patience, that being enabled 
to lead a holy life, we may die the death of the righteous. 

Finally, we beseech thee, most gracious God ! that as thou 
hast received us at this heavenly feast, prepared for us in thy 
Church, we may be admitted, after our departure from this 
world, to the marriage feast of the Lamb, with all thy Saints, 
and all thine elect, in thy Heavenly Kingdom ; where thou wilt 
be all in all, where we shall be conformed to thy glorious image, 
and shall eternally praise the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Spirit. Amen. 

FoT the Preparatory Service before Coimmuiiori Day. 

OOUE, God, and our Saviour ! we humble ourselves before 
thee, and thank thee for all thy mercies, (but especially — 
At the Nativity — that we enjoy at this Holy Season, the sacred 
privilege of commemorating the blessed nativity of Jesus Christ 
thy Son. At the Resurrection — that tliou dost graciously permit 
us at this Holy Season, to meditate on the Suiferings and 
Resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord, whereby thou hast 
redeemed us from death, to make us partakers of a life of 
eternal blessedness. At Pentecost — that we have at this Holy 
Season, the blessed privilege of meditating on the marvellous 
and precious gift of thy Spirit, poured out on the Apostles. 
At the Holy Pays of Septemher — that we have come together at 
this time, to commemorate the great love which thou hast 
manifested, in ransoming us by the death of thy Son.) AVe 



52 PEAYERS FOE STATED OCCASIONS. [Part 

bless thee also, that thou dost graciously call us, though 
miserable sinuers, to thy holy table, and to a participation in 
the benefits, which Jesus Christ hath purchased for us, by his 
death and resurrection. 

Lord ! we praise and thank thee, with heartfelt gratitude : 
and we beseech thee that thou wouldst be pleased to sanctify us 
by thy Spirit ; for we are of ourselves unworthy to appear at this 
'holy communion. Give us grace so to comprehend this holy and 
venerable Sacrament, and, above all, thine exceeding love, that 
we may come to thy table with dispositions acceptable unto thee. 

Produce in us, God ! a deep conviction and a sincere 
repentance of our sins, a humble dependence on thy mercy, 
fervent gratitude for thine infinite love, and perfect confidence 
in the merits of thy Son, our only consolation in life and in 
death. Grant unto us, God ! a firm resolution to serve thee, 
according to thy will, and so to order our lives as becometh 
those, who renew their baptismal vow, and again bind them- 
selves to thy service. Give us also grace to love one another, 
even as thou hast loved us : and to forgive one another, in like 
manner, as thou hast forgiven us. 

Lord Jesus ! supply in our hearts whatever is wanting for our 
preparation ; preserve us from the danger of eating this bread 
and drinking this cup unworthily, and of thus rendering our- 
selves guilty of thy body and blood. 

Lord God ! vouchsafe so to assist us by thy grace, that 
now, and at all times, we and thy whole Church may commem- 
orate, as we ought, (the birth of thy Son.) (The sufi'erings and 
death of thy Son.) (The descent of the Holy Spirit.) May 
Jesus Christ henceforth live in us ; and may we live in him, 
walking in newness of life, even to the end of our days, to the 
glory of thy Holy Name, and to our eternal salvation, through 
the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Ameti. 



Prayer for Thanhsgiving Day. 

OGOD ! of infinite wisdom, power, and goodness, we 
acknowledge thee as the Creator of all things in the 
heavens above, in the earth beneath, and in the paths of the 



Third.] phayeks for stated occasions. 53 

sea. We adore thee for fhe grandeur and beauty of all thy 
works. AVe adore thy lo\dng kindness in having made them so 
subservient to the wants and the happiness of thy children. 
Lord our Governor ! how excellent is thy name in all the 
earth ! What is man that thou art mindful of him, and the 
son of man that thou vlsitest him ! Thou hast made him a 
little lower than the Angels, and hast crowned him with glory 
and honor I Thou hast given him dominion over the fish of 
the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over every living 
thing that movetli upon the earth. Thou hast given to him for 
meat, every moving thing that liveth, and every herb yielding 
seed, and every fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind. Grod ! 
the earth is full of thy goodness. Thou hast crowned us with 
mercy and loving kindness. Thou hast made us glad through 
thy works ; and we will rejoice in giving praise for the opera- 
tions of thy hands. 0, may the children of men worship thee 
in the beauty of holiness from the rising of the sun, even unto 
the going down of the same ; for thou hast remembered thy 
mercy and truth towards all mankind, and God, even our own 
God hath blessed them. We adore thee for thy gracious 
promise of old, that while the earth remaineth, seed time and 
harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day 
and night shall not cease. God ! thou didst set thy bow in 
the cloud for a token of a covenant that the waters should no 
more become a flood to destroy the earth. Thou hast remem- 
bered thy covenant : Thou visitest the earth and blessest it : 
Thou sendest the springs into the valleys which run among the 
hills : Thou hast caused the grass to grow for all cattle, and 
herb for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out 
of the earth. Thou makest the furrows of the field soft with 
showers ; thou blessest the springing thereof. The pastures 
are clothed Avitli flocks, the valleys also are covered over with 
corn ; they shout for joy. Thou crownest the year with thy 
goodness, thy clouds drop fatness ; they drop upon the pastures 
of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. 
Lord ! how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou 
made them all : The earth is full of thy riches. 

We adore thee, God ! not only in the dispensations of thy 



r)4 TRAYKUS F()l{ STATED offASIONS. (T'ai't 

bounty, and conipa.ssion, l»ut in tlio dark and mysterious ways 
of tliino inserutablo wisdom and justico. It is of thincr infinite 
goodness lliat tliou <:,-iv('st to all thy living creatures their nu^at 
in duo season. These all wait upon thee to gather what tlu)U 
g-ivest them. Thou openest thine hand, they are tilled with 
good : Thou hidcst thy face, they are troubled : Thou takest 
away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou 
sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created, and thou rone west 
the face of the earth. God ! in thy Avratli thou reniemberest 
mercy ; teach us to acknowledge thy long suffering, and thy 
loving kindness. Give us grace to believe and feel that whom 
the Lord loveth he chasteneth. May we be ever ready to olfer 
unto thee in spirit and in truth the prayer of the holy Prophet : 
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in 
the \dnes, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall 
yield no meat, the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there 
shall be no herd in the stalls : yet we will rejoice in the Lord ; 
we will joy in the God of our salvation. 

For ourselves and our country, gracious God, we thank 
thee, that notwithstanding our manifold transgressions of thy 
holy laws, thou hast so constantly done good to us ; that thou 
hast given us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons ; filling 
our hearts with food and gladness. These have been among 
the Avitnesses of thy great goodness, for they certify of thee, 
that thou art the living God. May we confess and adore thy 
dominion over all the earth, and especially these manifestations 
of tliy power and goodness. Teach us to believe with a strong- 
faith, that thou art Lord of the seasons ; that thou biddest the 
earth to bring forth, and it obeyetli thee ; that thou hast 
appointed lights in the firmament of heaven for signs and for 
seasons ; and for days and years. Accept our thanksgivings 
for all the blessings of the year now drawing to a close ; fill 
our liearts witlf humility and love, with gratitude and trust ; 
continue thy loving kindness to us, and assist us t(j show forth 
the fruits of grace in a sincere obedience to his will, through 
whom all blessings are vouchsafed, thy »Son our Saviour, Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 



Tliird.] COLLECTS F(ni stated occasions. 

SECTION SECOND. 



(XULECTS FOR STAINED OCCASIONS. 



THESE MAY HE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE COERESPONDING PRAYERS IN 
SECTION FIRST, OR MAY BE USED IN THE AFTERNOON SERVICE. 



For CoininiLiiioii Days. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! we praise and thank thee, that in 
thine abundant mercy thou didst deKver up thy Son to the 
death of the Cross, and that we have this day had the consola- 
tion of commemorating that death in the Holy Supper. Lord ! 
we thank thee for a gift so precious. We extol thy mercy, and 
we pray to thee, that all of us who have partaken of these holy 
mysteries, may profit by the sufferings of our Redeemer, and 
obtain, through thy goodness, the pardon of our offences, the 
graces of thy Spirit, a sense of thy love, the light of thy peace, 
and after this life, the glory of thy Ivingdom. Hear us, we 
beseech thee, in the name and for the sake of our merciful 
Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen. 



For the Nativity. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! who didst give thine only Son to take 
upon him our nature, and to be born of a Virgin, ^-e 
implore tliee to accept the praises which thy ChuTch offers 
unto thee for this blessed nativity. Give us grace that by a 
true faith we may be partakers of the salvation which thy Son 
Jesus Christ brought into the world ; and that being ourselves 
regenerate, and made thy children by adoption, we may serve 
thee in holiness and righteousness, all the days of our lives, 
through the same Jesus Christ, thy beloved Son. Amen. 



o 



For the Day of the Nativity. 
ALMIGHTY God ! we thank thee that thou didst send 
thy Son, to be born of the Virgin, to the end that becom- 



ing man, he might redeem us : and that thou wilt send him 



•'*' COLLECTS FOR STATED nCC.VSIOXS. [Part 

second time from Heaven, to judge the world. Give us grace, 
that as we joyfully celebrate this day, the remembrance of the 
first coming of Jesus Christ our Sa\4our, we may also appear 
before him, with gladness and a pure conscience, at the day of 
his second and last Advent, when he will come in his glory, to 
judge the liWng and the dead. This we ask through the same 
Jesus Christ, thv Son, our Lord. Amen. 



For the Last Day of the Ycftr (ind for Xcir Year's Bay. 

\ L^IIGHTY and most gracious God ! since we are to close 
^^-*- the year with this day, (since we are this day beginning a 
New Year) we thank thee for all the mercies vouclisafed to us, 
during the whole course of our lives, and especially during the 
year (now ending) (just closed.) We offer unto thee, Lord ! 
the sacrifice of our praises, and we acknowledge that through 
thy great goodness and help, we are enalded to pass our years 
in peace ; although we have offended thee in various ways. 
Pardon, merciful God ! all who sincerely repent of their sins, 
and grant that while our years are passing away, we may 
employ in the work of our salvation the time thou mayest 
vouchsafe unto us, pressing always towards the end of our 
heavenly calling, even that ])lcssed eternity, which Jesus Christ 
thy Son, our Lord, hath prepared for us. Amen. 



For the Bay of the Crucifixion. 

AL^IIGHTY and everlasting God ! who of thy tender love 
towards mankind, didst not spare thine only Son, bnt 
didst deliver him up to death, that he might ransom us from 
our sins, give us grace so to keep in mind the sufferings and 
death of our Sa\-iour, that receiving this inestimable benefit, 
with lively faith and sincere gratitude, we may obtain remission 
of all our sins. We pray thee also, that through the efficacy of 
his death, we may die unto sin, and live unto righteousness ; 
that we may be led to love one another, and to follow the exam- 
ple of patience, which our blessed Redeemer hath set before us ; 
to the end that we may be made partakers of his resurrection, 
throui^li tlie same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



Third.] collects foe stated occasions. 57 

For the Day of the Resurrection. 

OGOD ! who didst ordain that thine only Son should suffer 
death, should be buried and remain in the tomb until the 
third day, grant that we, who have been baptized into his death 
may be likewise buried with him, by continually mortifying our 
corrupt affections. And as he rose from the dead, may we also 
rise in newness of life : so that by death and the grave, we 
may pass to a joyful resurrection, through the merits of him, 
who died, was buried, and rose from the dead for our redemp- 
tion. Through him we beseech thee to hear us. Amen. 



For the Day of the Ascension. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! as we believe that Jesus Christ, thine 
only Son, ascended into Heaven, we beseech thee to give 
us grace to ascend thither in mind and in heart. We pray thee 
likewise not to leave us comfortless, but that thou wouldst be 
pleased to send us thy Holy Spirit to sanctify and to bless us, to 
lead and exalt us unto the place whither our Saviour Christ is 
gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
Spirit, one God, blessed forever. Amen. 



For the Day of Pentecost. 

OGOD ! who didst send thy Holy Spirit on the day of Pen- 
tecost, to thy faithful people ; grant us the help of the same 
Spirit, to lead us into the way of truth and godliness, and to in- 
spire us with sentiments of peace and charity ; to the end that we 
may evermore rejoice in thy holy consolations, through the merits 
of Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in 
the unity of the same Spirit, one God, blessed forever. Amen. 



For the Season of Coimnitnion at the Holy Days of 
Septemher. 

ETEENAL and Almighty God ! since we commemorate, at 
this time, the death of thy Son, in the celebration of the 
Holy Supper, which he himself ordained as a pledge of his 
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5^ COLLECTS FOR STATED OCCASIONS. [Part 

love and a memorial of his sufferings, to ransom us from our 
sins ; we pray thee favorably to look upon us miserable sinners, 
who are unworthy to be partakers of these holy mysteries. 
Sanctify us, Lord, that we may worthily celel)rate thy praise, 
that we may show forth, in faith and in joy, the death of our 
Saviour, and glorify thee by holy and useful lives, through the 
same Jesus Christ. Amen. 



Third.] occasional thayers. 59' 

SECTION THIRD. 



OCCASIONAL PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 



TO BE U«ED EITHER IN THE MORNING OK AFTERNOON SEKVICE. 

PRAYERS. 



For a Person or Persons to he Ordained. 

OGOD ! wlio hast established a visible Church upon earth, 
and hast ordained a holy ministry and sacraments therein, 
we pray to thee at this time especially for light and help to our 
Pastors. May they admit to the sacred charge of preaching 
the Gospel, such persons only as are blameless in life, and pure, 
meek, and fervent in spirit ! May they be deeply sensible how 
solemn the duty is, to choose wisely and discreetly, those whom 
they shall receive into that Holy Ministry. More especially, do 
we pray thee at this time, to endue with thy Holy Spirit, and 
with heavenly gifts, our brother who is now to be ordained and 
dedicated to thy service. Sanctify him, to the end that in 
purity of doctrine, and holiness of life, he may serve thee faith- 
fully, to the glory of thy holy name, and to the edification of 
thy servants. Hear our prayer, merciful Father, in the 
name and for the sake of our compassionate High Priest, and 
adorable Pedeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen. 



For Missionaries. 

O ALMIGHTY God ! thou art the father of all nations, and 
from thee cometh down every good and perfect gift. Thou, 
in thy divine providence, hast appointed a ministry for thy 
Church, and hast commanded them to teach all nations, baptiz- 
ing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Ghost. We ask then, a blessing on all missionaries 
throughout the Avorld. Fill them, we i^ray thee, with zeal for 



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thy house ; and enable them to gather many more lost sheep 
into the fold of the Eedeemer. Endue them with innocence of 
life, and meekness of spirit. Give unto them a strong faith, 
animating hopes, and above all, Christian love. Grant that in 
this spirit, they may declare the whole counsel of God : to thy 
glory ; to the salvation of many, ready to perish ; and to the 
benefit of thy Holy Church Universal. Hear us, we beseech 
thee, in the name and for the sake of the Lamb of God, who 
taketh away the sins of the world. Amen. 



For the Spirit of Christian Love. 

OGOD ! who art the common Father of all mankind, thou 
hast taught us that although we speak with the tongues of 
Angels, and have all faith, yet without charity we are nothing. 
We bless thee that thou hast vouchsafed unto us this precious 
mystery of Christian love. Grant that we may understand and 
believe, that charity suffereth long and is kind ; seeketh not 
her own ; is not easily provoked ; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but 
rejoiceth in the truth. May we so imitate the meekness and 
humility of thy blessed Son, as to experience in our hearts, and 
show forth in our lives, that the charity which thou requirest 
in the inward man vaunteth not itself ; beareth all things ; 
believeth all things ; hopeth all things ; endureth all things. 
We acknowledge our sinfulness and insufficiency, and how often 
we have failed in love to thee and to our fellow-men. But we 
beseech thee, most compassionate Father ! lead us yet into 
ways of pleasantness and paths of peace : and enable us, 
whether we live or die, to glorify thee with thoughts and words, 
and deeds of love. Hear us and accept our prayer, God of 
Love ! in the name and for the sake of thy gracious Son, the 
Prince of Peace. Amen. 

For Profitable Meditation on the WorJcs of Creation 
and Redemption. 

O ALMIGHTY God I and gracious author of all things, thou 
didst create in six days, the heavens and the earth, and all 
that is therein, and hast created a new heaven and a new earth. 



Third.] axd thanksgitings. 61 

by the ransom of the world, through Jesus Christ. Give us 
grace so to meditate on the wonders of Creation and Bedemp- 
tion, that knowing and adoring thee, more and more unto per- 
fection, we may rejoice continually in thy marvellous works, 
and may enter one day into that eternal rest which thou hast 
prepared for them that love thee, through the same Jesus 
Christ. Anmi. 



Fo7' Rain. 

OGOD ! Heavenly Father ! who by thy Son Jesus Christ 
hast promised to those who seek thy kingdom and its 
righteousness all things necessary for their bodily subsistence, 
we beseech thee to hear our supphcations. Graciously send us 
rains and favorable seasons, that our hearts may be- filled with 
joy, and that the earth may bring forth the fruits for which 
thou hast created it. God ! who" didst provide for thy people 
during forty years in a barren and thirsty wilderness, command, 
we pray thee, the clouds to drop fatness through all thy herit- 
age, and banish the drought from our borders. Overwhelm us 
not, merciful Father, with thy chastisements, but may we still 
be spared to praise and adore thee, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Or this : 

OGOD ! Heavenly Father! who by thy Son Jesus Christ 
hast promised to those who seek thy kingdom, all things 
needful to their temporal comfort ; grant, we beseech thee, that 
our land may be speedily refreshed with rain, to the relief of 
our necessities, and to thy glory, through our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



For Fair Weather. 

OLOED God Almighty ! thou didst bring the deluge upon 
the earth for the sins of mankind, and didst afterwards 
promise in thy great compassion, that thou wouldst destroy it in 
like manner no more. We acknowledge that through our 



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transgressions we are justly exposed to thy displeasure. But 
wo beseech thee to regard our sorrow and repentance, to 
restrain thy righteous indignation, and to remember us in 
mercy. Withdraw from us the continual rains wherewith thou 
art visiting us. Vouchsafe to us favorable times for the growth 
and ingathering of the fruits of the year in their due season. 
Give us grace so to proiit by thy chastisements, as to love thee 
better and fear thee more, through all the residue of our sojourn 
upon earth. Hear us, most merciful Father ! for Christ's 
sake. Amen. 



In Times of Dearth and Famine. 

OGOD ! Heavenly Father ! who givest the former and the 
latter rain, through thee the earth is fertile, the beasts of 
the field are nourished, and the fishes of the sea are multiplied. 
Thou boldest in thy hand the season appointed for harvest. 
Amidst the abundance of all things, which thy loving kindness 
has provided, we have neglected to serve thee, and thou dost 
now recall us to repentance and obedience by dearth and famine. 
We acknowledge, God ! that our sins have drawn upon us 
thine indignation. Lord ! we cry unto thee ; because the 
fountains of water fail. May the heavens' answer to the earth ; 
may they give unto all things their due increase, that we, 
receiving at thy bounteous hand, the blessings which thou hast 
withhold, may devote them to the comfort of the destitute, to 
our own benefit, and to thy glory. These things we humbly 
ask, Gracious Father ! in the name of our compassionate 
Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen. 



In Time of War. 

OGOI) ! the Tiord of Hosts ! [wars and rumors of A\ars are 
around us. Nation riseth against nation, and kingdom 
against kingdom, and peradvonture these things are but the 
beginning of sorrows. God !] vengeance belongeth unto 
thee ; thy power no creature can resist ; but remember us in 



Third.] and ttianksgtyhstgs. 63 

mercy, we humbly beseech thee, God of Peace ! Eestrain 
the efforts of our enemies ; turn their strength into weakness ; 
overrule their malice, and confound their devices. Inspire all 
who are high in authority over the nations with thoughts of 
humanity and peace ; till the whole earth become as one family. 
May glory to God and good will to men prevail upon earth, that 
we may praise thee and bless thee in quietness all the days of 
our life. Grant we beseech thee our prayer for the Eedeemer's 
sake. Amen. 



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I^^ Time of Great SicJcness and Mortality. 

LOE/D ! we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy 
wrath are we troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities 
before thee ; our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 
Our days are passed in thy displeasure, and we spend our years 
as a tale that is told. Thou hast dealt justly with us, Lord ! 
in all things ; for we have not obeyed thee. Thou hast seen 
that our wickedness was great, that the thoughts of our hearts 
were evil continually, and thou hast sent forth sickness and 
tribulation among us. The King of Terrors is in the midst of 
us. God ! remember mercy, and withdraw from our land 
this awful scourge. Thou ! at whose word in the time of 
David, seventy thousand perished by the pestilence, and who in 
thy compassion didst stay the destroyer, and spared the residue 
of thy people, have pity on us. I say to this angel of death, 
it is enough ; and of thy mercy spare us. But whatever the 
future may have in store for us, whether of good or of evil, 
give us grace to praise thy compassion with humility and fear, 
and to bless thy name for ever and ever, through Jesus Christ 
our Saviour. Amen. 



During the Session of Congress. 

1%/rOST Gracious God ! we humbly beseech thee, in behalf of 
■^^ the people of these United States, that thou wouldst be 
pleased to direct and prosper all the consultations of their 
Senators and Representatives in Congress assembled, to the 



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advancement of thy gloiy, the good of thy Church, the safety, 
honor and welfare of our country. Grant that all things under 
their authority may be ordered and settled upon the best and 
surest foundations ; and tliat peace and happiness, truth and 
justice, faith and piety, may abound among us, through all 
generations. These and all other blessings, for them, for us, 
and for our country, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in 
the name, and through the mediation of Jesus Christ, our 
blessed Lord and Sa^dour. Amen. 



For a Person Expecting (or under) Sentence of Death. 

GEE AT GOD ! Creator and Governor of the world, we 
humble ourselves before thee, and acknowledge thy power. 
We praise thy wisdom, thy justice, and thine infinite goodness, 
which appear in all thy works ; but more especially in thy care 
of the children of men. It is thy will that order and justice 
should reign in the world, and that laws and magistrates should 
be established for the good of Society, and the maintenance of 
public tranquillity. Thy holy word teacheth us that the powers 
that be are ordained of God, and bear not the sword in vain, 
but are ministers for the punishment of evil doers. 

We thank thee, God ! that magisti^ates have been provided 
in our land to administer justice and to restrain the wicked, 
that we may lead quiet and peaceful lives, in all godliness and 
honesty. Preserve for us this precious institution. Bless thy 
people, in whose name and on whose behalf its benefits are dis- 
pensed, and all who are in authority. 

We pray to thee esi)ecially, for our Judges and Juries. Bless 
them in the discharge of their respective duties. Give them 
thy spirit of light and of strength, to pronounce righteous 
judgment, for the protection of the innocent and the punish- 
ment of the guilty, without respect of persons. May they be 
prepared to render unto thee an account of their administration 
when they shall appear before thy tribunal, to be judged them- 
selves. 

We implore thy mercy, most gracious God I for the unhappy 



Third.] AND THANKSGIVINGS. 65 

man in whose behalf oiir prayers are offered. God ! who 
desirest that the greatest of sinners should turn from his 
wickedness and live, we pray thee to seek this unfortunate 
prisoner, who having forsaken thee, hath been surprised in his 
iniquities, and is about to suffer the punishment of the law, and 
to appear before thee. 

Lord Jesus ! Saviour and E-edeemer of men, who didst 
graciously hear the prayers of a malefactor crucified with thee, 
have pity on this convict, now cast down in thy holy and awful 
presence, accept his repentance, and grant that the punishment 
which awaits him may be sanctified to the salvation of his soul. 

Hear, God ! hear from Heaven, thy dwelling place, the 
prayers he may offer to thee in his distress. Favorably hear 
those who may intercede for him. If his body must suffer, 
may his spirit be saved in the day of the Lord. Although he 
may not escape the judgment of men, grant that he fall not 
under that awful condemnation, which destroyeth body and 
soul. 

Have mercy on all of us, God ! our Sovereign Judge ! 
Give us repentance of our sins, and a dread of thy judgments, 
that by amendment and obedience, we may escape the wrath to 
come, and find pardon in that great day, when thou wilt render 
unto all according to their works. These, and all other mercies, 
Lord, we ask in the name and for the sake of thy compas- 
sionate Son, Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen. 



For a Sick Person. 
TT^AVOEABLY hear us, Father of Mercies ! while we im- 
J- plore thy compassion, in behalf of the sick person for 
whom our prayers are desired. Visit him with thine infinite 
goodness and sanctify unto him thy fatherly correction. May 
the sense of his danger strengthen his faith, and make his 
repentance the more sincere ! Eestore him to the prayers of his 
family, and of thy servants who ask thine assistance, for the 
restoration of his health, and grant that the residue of his life 
may be devoted to his salvation and to thy glory. But if it 
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shall seem to thee good to order otlierwise, give him grace to 
end his days in faith and hope, that he may dwell with thee in 
life everlasting, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For a Side Child. 
4 L^EIGHTY and most merciful Father ! in thy hands are 
^^ the issues of life and death. Look down we beseech thee 
in compassion upon the sick child, for whom our prayers are 
desired. If it be thy good pleasure, deliver him from his bodily 
sickness, prolong his days upon earth, enable him to live in thy 
fear and to thy glory, and A-isit him -with thy salvation. But if 
it please thee, Gracious God ! in thy wise providence to take 
his soul at this time out of the world, receive him., we entreat thee, 
into those heavenly habitations, where the spirits of all who are 
in the Lord Jesus, enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant 
this for the love of the same Jesus Christ, thy Son. Amen. 



For a Person or Persons Under vlffliction. 

OMEECIFUL God and Heavenly Father ! thou hast taught 
us in thy Holy Word, that thou dost not wiUingly afflict 
the children of men. Look with pity, we beseech thee, on the 
sorrows of thy servant, for whom our prayers are desired. In 
thy wisdom, thou hast ^dsited him\A\\i trouble, and hast brought 
distress upon him. Eemember him, Lord! in mercy. Sanctify 
thy fatherly correction to him. Endue his soul with patience 
under his affliction, and with resignation to thy blessed will. 
Comfort him with a sense of thy goodness and give him peace, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For a Person or Persons Going or Gone to Sect. 

O ETERNAL God ! who alone spreadest out the Heavens 
and rulest the raging of the sea, we commend to thy 
Almighty protection, thy servant, for whose preservation on the 



Third.] and thanksgivings. 67 

great deep our prayers are desired. Guard Mm, we beseech 
thee, from the dangers of the sea, from sickness, from the 
violence of enemies, and from every evil to which he may be 
exposed. Conduct hi7n in safety to the haven where he would 
be, and fill him with a grateful sense of thy mercies, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



THANKSGIVINGS. 



For Rain. 

OGOD ! Our Heavenly Father ! who by thy providence dost 
cause the former and the latter rain to descend upon the 
earth, that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man, we give 
thee humble thanks that it hath pleased thee favorably to hear 
our prayers : and in our great necessity, to send us rain for the 
dry and thirsty earth. For this thy mercy, we bless thee, 
God ! beseeching thee to give us grace to receive all thy gifts 
with thankfulness, and to use them according to thy command- 
ments, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For Fair Weather. 

OL0E,D God ! we were justly humbled by thy displeasure, 
and we "now return thee our thanks, that thou hast been 
graciously pleased to hear our supplications and to withdraw 
from us the continual rains with which thou didst visit us. We 
thank thee that thou hast comforted us in our calamity, by a 
change so acceptable, in our necessities. We praise thee, and 
we glorify thy name, for this further testimony of thy fatherly 
love. May we so enjoy thy blessings, as to live in thy fear and 
keep thy commandments, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
Amen. 



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For Abundance. 

MOST Merciful Father ! who hast graciously heard our 
prayers, and hast given us plenty instead of dearth, we 
give thee our humble thanks for this thy bounty. We beseech 
thee to continue thy losing kindness unto us, that the earth 
may bring forth abundantly its fruits in their season. We bless 
thee, Lord ! for these things, desiring to use them in thy fear 
and in obedience to thy commandments, through the grace of 
our Lord, Jesus Chi'ist. Amen. 



For Peace. 
i LMIGniY God ! who art a tower of defence to all who 
■^-^ put theii' ti'ust in thee, we bless thee, and give thee thanks 
for our deliverance from the dangers which tlu-eatened us. 
God ! through thee alone men live in peace and concord. Thou 
only art able to calm the storms, which disturb the tranquillit}- 
of our race. We return thee most humble thanks that thou 
hast been pleased favorably to hear our suppUcations and to 
give us peace. We praise thee, Lord ! for this thy mercy. 
Grant that the blessing thus gi-aciously vouchsafed to us, may 
be permanent. Above all, we beseech thee to give us that 
peace, which the world cannot give, even thy peace which 
passeth all understanding, and which keepeth our hearts and 
minds in Jesus Chiist, through the same, our Lord and Saviour. 
Amen. 



For Deliver ancc from Great Sickiiess and Mortality. 

OFATIIEE of Mercies ! we acknowledge with deep humil- 
ity, that through the multitude of our transgressions and 
the hardness of our hearts, we might have been justly visited 
with all the judgments, which thou hast denounced against 
sinners. But thou hast been graciously pleased in tliine infinite 
compassion, favorably to hear our prayers and regard our im- 
perfect humihation. Thou hast "withdrawn from us the grievous 
sickness which afflicted us. For this thy mercy, Lord I we 



Third.] and thanksgivings. 69 

bless tliee, and desire to present unto thee our bodiesand our 
souls a living sacrifice. Receive our adoration : accept the 
testimony of our thanksgivings and enable us so to live, as to 
love thee, to fear thee, and to keep thy commandments. Hear 
us, compassionate Father ! in the name and for the sake of 
thy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. 



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For Recovery from, Sickness. 

GOD of all Compassion I receive our humble thanks for 
thy mercy vouchsafed to thy servant, who now desires to 
praise and bless thee for the restoration of his health. Thou 
hast redeemed his life from destruction, thou coverest him with 
loving kindness and tender mercies. In him hath been mani- 
fested the truth declared by thy Holy Prophets : "Even the 
youth shall faint and be weary : and the young man shall 
utterly fail ; but they that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their 
strength." May he then adore thy goodness ! Grant that his 
faith and his works may be a worthy example to thy Church : 
and, after serving thee acceptably here, may he be received into 
the temple of thy glory, to praise thee in the assembly of thy 
Saints. Hear us, we beseech thee, for Christ's sake. Amen. 



For Recovery of a Sich Child. 

OGOD ! thou art the giver of life, and the author of health 
unto all mankind, and to thy providence we owe our pres- 
ervation from day to day. It is of thy merciful goodness, that 
the sick child for whom our prayers are offered unto thee, hath 
been graciously spared and restored unto those, whom thou hast 
ordained as his guardians and friends. We desire to unite with 
them, and on their behalf to return thee our humble and hearty 
thanks, for this manifestation of thy loving Idndness. May 
they be deeply sensible how compassionate thou art : and may 
the child thou hast given back to them, fill their hearts with 



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pious gratitude, and be an example of every Christian virtue, 
so long as he shall Hve. We ask these things for Christ's sake. 
Anien. 



For a Safe Return from Sea. 
IV/f'OST gracious God I whose mercy is over all thy works, we 
^^ praise thy holy name, that thou hast been pleased to con- 
duct in safety- through the perils of the great deep, thy ser^-ant, 
in whose behalf we desire to return our thanks unto thee. 
Grant that he may be duly sensible of thy merciful providence 
towards him : and that he may also express his thankfulness by 
a holy trust in thee, and by a willing obedience to thy laws, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For Deliverance in Time of Anxiety and Danger. 

O ALMIGHTY Go .1 ! thou hast been graciously pleased 
to preserve amidst the anxiety and danger, to M'liich he 
hath been exposed, thy servant in whose behalf we now desire 
to ojffer our praises unto thee. For this thy gracious dehver- 
ance, most merciful Father ! we give thee humble thanks. 
And we beseech thee to grant that through thy help he may 
Hve according to thy holy will in this life, and may be partaker 
of everlasting glory, in the life to come, through Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. Amen. 



Third.] concluding pka.tees. 71 

SECTION FOURTH. 



CONCLUDING PRAYERS 



For Love to God and Spii^itual Mouidshment. 

OLORD of all Power and Holiness ! the author of every 
good and perfect gift, we beseech thee to engraft in our 
hearts the love of thy name. Increase in us true religion, 
nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us 
in the same, through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 



For Imitation of Christ. 

ALMIGHTY Father ! who hast given thine only Son to die 
for our sins, and to rise again for our justification, grant 
that we may always thankfully receive this inestimable benefit, 
and daily endeavor to follow his blessed footsteps, in singleness 
of heart and purity of Hfe, through the same Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. Amen. 



For Imitation of Christ. 
A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God ! who of thy tender love 
■^-^ towards mankind, didst send thy Son, our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to sufi'er death upon the 
cross, mercifully grant that we may follow the example of his 
patience and humility, and be made partakers of his resurrec- 
tion, through the same Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen. 



For Purity of Thought. 

4 LMIGHTY God ! unto whom all hearts are open, all desires 
■-I^ known, and from whom no secrets are hidden, purify our 
thoughts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may 



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perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name, 
through Christ, our Lord. Ame7i. 



For Divine Compcissimv and Blessing. 

4 LMIGHTY God ! the fountain of all wisdom, wlio knowest 
-^^^ our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking, 
we beseech thee to have compassion on our infirmities, and 
those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for 
our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, through the 
merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For Grace, Mercy and Direction. 

OGOD ! the Protector of all who trust in thee, without 
whom, we have neither strength, nor faith, nor holiness of 
life, we beseech thee to increase thy grace in our hearts, and to 
multiply thy blessings upon us. Vouchsafe to be our ruler and 
our guide, that we may so pass through things temporal, as 
not to lose tilings eternal. Grant this, Heavenly Father ! for 
the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 



For Grace and Acceptance. 

OGOD ! the strength of all who put their trust in thee, 
mercifully accept our prayers : and since, through the 
weakness of our fallen nature, we can do nothing good without 
thee, grant us the continual help of thy grace, that by keeping 
thy commandments we may be found acceptable in thy sight, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For Grace and Heavenly Treasures. 

OGOD ! who desirest not the the death of a sinner, but art 
pleased to manifest thine Almighty Power, chiefly in pity 
and forgiveness, mercifully vouchsafe to us, such a measure of 



Third.] concluding peayees. 73 

thy grace, that walking in the way of thy commandments we 
may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of 
thy heavenly treasures, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For Help and Protection. 
A SSIST us mercifully, Lord ! in all our prayers and thanks- 
^-^ givings, and dispose the hearts of thy servants towards 
the attainment of everlasting salvation : that among all the 
changes of this mortal life, we may ever be defended by 
thy gracious and ready help, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 



For Truth and Life. 
A LMIGHTY God ! thou hast given us grace at this time 
■^^^ with one accord to make our common supplications unto 
thee ; and hast promised that when two or three are gathered 
together in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests. Euliill 
now, Lord ! the desires and petitions of thy servants as may 
be most expedient for them ; granting them in this world 
knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlast- 
ing, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For Penitence and Pardon. 
\ LMIGrHTY and Everlasting Grod ! who hatest nothing 
•^-^- which thou hast made, and forgive st the sins of all who 
are penitent, create in us new and contrite hearts, that 
lamenting our iniquities and acknowledging our wretchedness, 
we may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, forgiveness and 
remission, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For Pardon and Blessing. 

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God ! who art always more 
ready to hear, than we to pray, and art wont to give more 
than we desire or deserve, vouchsafe unto us the abundance of 
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thy mercies, parcLminfz; the transgressions whereof our con- 
sciences are afraid, and granting iis tliose blessings, which we 
are iinwortliy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 



For The Church. 

OLOED I who hast gathered unto thyself a Church upon 
earth and dost guide and sanctify it by the Holy Spirit, 
receive our supplications for all its wants, and for persons of 
every condition therein, that it may be to thee a Church glorious 
and without spot, and that every member of the same in his 
vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Hear us, in 
the name and for the sake of the head of that Holy Church, 
thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. 



For the Churcli Universal. 

OLOED ! we beseech thee to keep thy household, the Church 
Universal, in continual godliness, that through thy pro- 
tection, it may be free from all adversities, and ser\dng thee 
faithfully in good works, may glorify thy holy name. Hear, 
we entreat thee, the devout supplications of thy Church : and 
grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain 
effectually, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amm. 



For a Blessing on the Services of the Day. 

GRANT we beseech thee. Almighty God ! that the words 
which we have this day heard, may through thy grace be 
so grafted in our hearts, that they may bring forth the fruit of 
good living, to the honor and praise of thy name, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



For a Blessing on the Services of the Bay. 

ALMIGHTA"" God ! who hast graciously promised to hear the 
supplications of all wlio ask in thy Son's name, we beseech 
thee to accept the service and the prayers now offered unto thee. 



Third.] concluding peatees. 75 

May those things which we have faithfully asked according to 
thy will, be effectually obtained for the rehef of our necessities 
and to the advancement of thy glory, through Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. Amen. 



For the Divine Blessing on the Instructions of the Day. 

O ALMIGHTY and Merciful God ! the source of aU good, 
and the author of every perfect gift, we bless thee that we 
have been enabled at this time to meditate on the wholesome 
truths, which thou hast revealed to us in thy word. Give us 
grace, we beseech thee, to profit by the instructions we have 
heard, and by the exhortations which have been addressed to 
us. So graft them in our hearts, that being more and more 
strengthened in faith, we may serve thee with a pure conscience 
during the rest of our lives. Increase, Lord ! in our cliildren, 
in our young people, and in all the members of this Church, a 
knowdedge of thee, and the fear of thy name. Grant that being 
steadfast in obedience, and faithful even unto death, we may 
obtain through thy mercy, that blessed and eternal life to which 
we are called, through Jesus Christ thy Son, our Saviour. 
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SECTION FIFTH. 



FAMILY PRAYERS 



O ALMIGHTY God ! our Father and Preserver, we thank 
thee for thy watchful providence over us during the past 
night. Grant that with a due sense of thy mercy in bringing 
us safely to the beginning of this day, we may employ it 
acceptably to thee ; all our thoughts, and words, and deeds, 
manifesting our willing obedience to thy commandment of love 
to thee and to our neighbors. As thou sendest forth thy sun 
to shine upon the earth, a Hght to our paths, grant that thy 
Holy Spirit may enlighten our understandings, and lead us into 
the ways of righteousness. Whatever may be our engagements, 
may it be our chief concern to walk in thy fear and to thy 
glory. May we ever look to thy blessing on our labors, as the 
source of all our prosperity : and may all our pursuits be 
acceptable unto thee. Grant also Merciful Father, that while 
we labor for things temporal, we forget not things eternal. Be 
thou, Almighty God ! the protector of our bodies and of our 
souls. Strengthen us against all the temptations of our 
spiritual enemies : and deliver us from every danger to which 
we may be exposed. 

And for as much as it availeth nothing to begin acceptably to 
thee, if we persevere not unto the end, vouchsafe, gracious 
God ! to receive us into thy holy keeping, not only this day but 
through all the days of our Hves. We pray thee to continue, 
and to increase in us daily thy saving grace, until we shall enter 
into thy kingdom of eternal bhss and glory, through our 
Redeemer, Jesus Christ, the only Sun of righteousness to our 
Souls, to enlighten them by day and by night forever. And to 
the end that Ave may obtain these favors at thy hand, vouchsafe 
to pardon all our past transgressions, according as thou hast 



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Third.] family prayers. 77 

promised unto all wlio pray to thee, in spirit and in truth. 
Hear us, our Grod ! our Father, and our Saviour, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray to thee, as he has 
taught us, saying : 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses 
as we forgive those, who trespass against us ; and lead us not 
into temptation ; but deliver us from evil for thine is the king- 
dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 



Evening. 

OL0E,D ! our God and our Father ! we humble ourselves 
again before thee, to return thee our thanks for the 
mercies and benefits of the past day. We bless thee also for 
our reason and all other endowments and faculties of soul and 
body ; for our health and friends, for food and raiment, and all 
the other comforts and conveniences of life. But above all we 
bless thee that thou hast vouchsafed to us a knowledge of thy- 
self, and hast ordained us to be born in thy Church. Suffer us 
not to be ungrateful for such precious favors. Grant that we 
may meditate thereon by day and by night, and that our grati- 
tude may be manifest throughout our lives. Pardon all our 
sins, and more especially those committed this day. May the 
sacrifice of our blessed Bedeemer be an atonement for our 
iniquities. Grant that for his sake, and by the aid of the Holy 
Spirit, thy fear may be deeply impressed on our hearts. Guard 
us, we beseech thee, this night ; for we confess, God ! that 
without thine aid, we cannot subsist for a single moment. May 
nothing disturb the tranquillity of our thoughts. May our 
strength both of mind and of body, so far as the same may have 
been impaired by the employments of the day, be renewed by 
refreshing sleep ! Grant that as we lie down in our beds, we 
may think of that day when we shall be laid in the ground, 
and shall appear before thee. Give us time to prepare for 



78 FAMILY PRAYERS. 

death, that it come not unawares ; and may we always live, as 
knowing we have to die. Grant that thy Church may never be 
deprived of thy light. Bless the rulers of our country, and all 
pastors and teachers. AVatch over our families and relatives, 
our friends and neighbors : and shed abroad in our hearts the 
light of Christian love. May we rest this night in peace, with 
the assurance of thy forgiveness. Grant that we may rise 
again on the morrow, full of the hope of possessing the glory 
which thou hast purchased for us, by the blood of thy dear Son, 
in whose name we pray to thee, as we have been taught and 
commanded by him, saying : 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven ; give 
us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as 
we forgive those who trespass against us ; and load us not into 
temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom, 
and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 



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PART IV. 



SECTION FIRST. 



THE LITURGY OF BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION. 



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AY our trust be in tlie name of the Lord, who made 
Heaven and Earth. Amen. 



T^O you offer this child to God and to his Holy Church, 
^-^ requiring that he should be baptized ? 

Answer^-Yo)^. 

The Apostle St. Paul teacheth us, that we should pray for all 
mankind, as good and acceptable in the sight of God, who will 
have all men to be saved and to come unto the knowledge of 
the truth. He therefore sent his Son for our redemption. 
Since then we should pray for each other, let us pray for this 
child, humbly and with all our hearts. 

ALMIGHTY God ! Eternal Father ! who hast promised us 
through thy goodness, to be our God, and the God of our 
children, as thou wert the God of Abraham and of his children, 
we pray thee to receive this child into the covenant of thy mercy, 
and to make him a partaker of thy grace, to the end that when 
he shall have come to the age of discretion, he may know thee 
as his God, that he may adore and serve thee only, and may 
live and die in thee : so that the baptism, through which we 
receive him into thy Holy Church, may not have been adminis- 



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tered to him in vain, but tliat he may be ti'uly baptized into the 
deatli of thy Son, and into newness of life acceptable to thee, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

TTEAH ye the Gospel wliich teaches us how children should 
-^-^ be presented unto our Lord. Then were there brought 
unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, 
and pray for them, and his disciples rebuked them ; l)ut Jesus 
said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven ; and having laid 
his hands on them he blessed them. 

Since, then, our Lord received and blessed as you have just 
heard, the children who were brought unto him, we receive into 
his Church this child through Baptism, and pray unto God to 
give him his blessing. 

You, who offer this child to be baptized, should consider that 
God must be served in spirit and in truth. You then promise 
here, before God and this holy assembly, that you will be care- 
ful, you the father and mother first and principally, and you also 
the sponsors, as far as by your duty you are bound, and as 
necessity may require, to instruct this cliild in the doctrine of 
our Lord, and in the Christian faith, which we confess in the 
Apostle's creed. You will teach him to worship the only true 
God, to call upon him in all his necessities, to ascribe glory to 
him for all good, and to acknowledge that all his righteousness 
is in Christ Jesus, and all his strength in the sanctification of 
the Holy Spirit. You will teach him to deny himself, to take up 
his cross and to keep the commandments of God, the substance 
of wliich is, that we should love God with all our hearts, and 
our neighbor as ourselves. Finally, you will take care to 
exhort this child, and to reprove him, when it shall be necessary, 
so that he may be brought up in the fear of the Lord, and 
according to his holy doctrine, and that his whole Ufe may be 
employed to the glory of God, and to the edification of his 
neighbor. 

Is not this what you promise ? 

Answer — Yes. 



Fourth.] Baptism ain^d confirmation. 81 

May the Lord give you grace faithfully to perform this 
promise. 

Then shall the Minister Baptize the Child, naming him, and saying: 

N. N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



Confirmation. 

The Persons who are to confirm their Baptismal Vows, make the following promise 
in presence of the Cimrch : 

WE ratify and confirm our Baptismal Yow. We renounce 
Satan and his works, the world and its pomp, the flesh 
and its sinful desires. We promise to hve and to die in the 
Christian faith, and to keep the commandments of God, all the 
days of our lives. 

After this has been recited by one of them, they are asked : 

Is this what you all promise before God and his Church V 

Answer — Yes. 

The Minister says : 

May God give you grace to perform this promise. 

The Minister thus continues : 

A FTEE. this promise, and in the hope that you may relig- 
-^-^ iously fulfill it, I receive you into the number of the faith- 
ful, to be partakers of the Holy Sacrament of the Supper. And 
I call upon you Christians, who are here present, to witness the 
promise which these young people have made, and I exhort you 
to look upon them hereafter, as your brethren, partakers with 
you of the same grace, and to off'er up your prayers unto God, 
in their behalf. 

An Exhortation, at the discretion of the Minister, is then addressed to the Catechu- 
mens, and when this is finished they kneel, and the Minister oftVrs the following Prayer: 

A LMIGHTY God ! we bless thee that thou hast been pleased 

^^^^ to call us to a knowledge of thyself, and especially that 

having given grace unto these persons to be introduced into thy 

Church through baptism, thou hast also graciously permitted 

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THE LITURGY OF [Part 



them to arrive at years of discretion, and to ratify and confirm 
this day, tlieir Baptismal Vow. We pray, that as they have 
now thus solemnly dedicated themselves to thee, and are to be 
admitted to the communion of the Sacrament of the deatli of 
thy Son, thou wouldst ratifv in Heaven, what we do in thy 
name, and in tliy Church on Earth. Eeceive them, Lord I 
bless them, and let thy grace be with them, now and forever. 
Amen. 

OGEACIOUS God ! Father of Mercy! grant that they may 
persevere constantly in the holy profession, upon which 
they have just entered, so that they may not only be Christians 
by birth and baptism, but may henceforth be such by knowledge 
and through choice. Since they have renounced Satan and his 
works, the world and its pomp, the flesh and its sinful desires, 
let the prince of darkness have no power over them, and grant 
that from their youth, their faith uiay triumph over the world, 
the flesh, and its wicked propensities. Holy Father ! keep them 
in thy faith, and preserve them fi-om e\i\. Sanctify them by 
thy truth: thy word is truth. Guard them from the corruptions 
of the world. Suffer not the instructions which they have 
received and the promises which they have just made, to 
be ever blotted from their memory. Suffer not these good 
affections, which thou hast given them, to be lost by their 
intercourse with the world ; but may they rather be multiplied 
in them, so that these young plants may grow and be abund- 
antly fruitful in knowledge, in faith, in hoUness and in comfort, 
all the days of their Hves. May they be better than their 
fathers, and after having ministered in this world to the designs 
of thy providence, may they obtain from thy goodness eternal 
salvation. Amen. 

We pray unto thee, Lord ! for all the young people of this 
Cliurch. Bless the instructions which are given to them, pre- 
serve them from corruption, and sanctify tliem, so that our 
children may be one day ornaments in thy house, and heirs of 
tliy kingdom. 

Give grace to us all, tlie young and tlie old, the high and the 
low, to consider well what it is to be Christians, and to reflect 



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Fourth.] BAPTISM AND CONFIEMATION. 83 

continually what a vow, what promises, what a solemn profes- 
sion we have made at our baptism, as well as in the communion 
of the Holy Sacrament. Amen. 

Almighty God ! hear us favorably, hear the prayers of these 
young people, who are kneeling before thee, and of us who call 
upon thee, who worship thee, who glorify thee, and who ask 
thy grace, through Jesus Christ, who hath commanded us thus 
to pray : 

OUR Father ! who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Atnen. 

MAY the blessing of the Lord God Almighty, of the Father, 
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, be and remain forever 
with you all. Amen. 



^^ THE LITURGY OF [Pai't 



SECTION SECOND. 



TUK LimiGY OF THE HOLY sriTKIL 



IN the name of the Father, of the 8011, and of the Holy 
Spirit. Amen. 

OETEENAL and Almighty God! whom all creatures praise 
and glorify as their Creator and Sovereign Lord, we 
beseech thee, as we are now assembled to partake of the Holy 
Snpper which thy Son, onr Saviour Jesns Christ, commanded 
us to celebrate in remembrance of his death, that thou wouldst 
give us grace to perform this sacred dut}', in a manner accept- 
able unto thee, through the same Jesus Christ. Amen. 

HEAB, my brethren, the institution of the Holy Supper, as 
it is related by St. Paul, in the First Epistle to the Corin- 
thians. I have received of the Lord, that which also I declared 
unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which lie was 
betrayed, took bread ; and when he had given thanks, he brak(; 
it and said : Take, eat, this is my body, which is broken for you ; 
this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also, 
he took the cup ; when he had supped, saying : This cup is the 
New Testament in my blood ; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, 
in rememberance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread and 
drink this cup, ye do show^ the Lord's death, till he come. 
Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread and drink this cup 
of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the. 
blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let 
liim eat of that bread and drink of that cup. For ho that 
eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh condemna- 
tion to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 

You have just heard in what manner Jesus Christ instituted 
the Holy Supper, and that it should be celebrated with faith 



Fourth.] THE HOLY STJPPEE. 85 

and with reverence, even unto the end of the world, by all the 
faithful. Hence we learn, that none but true Christians shoiild 
be admitted thereto. Wherefore, according to the rule, which 
we have in Scripture, and by the authority of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, I declare that all such as are not of the number of the 
faithful, are unworthy to be partakers thereof. To wit : the 
impious, unbelievers, the profane, blasphemers, those who live 
in strife and in hatred ; impure, sensual and carnal men, 
drunkards, the unjust, those who withhold the goods of others, 
the covetous, the proud, evil speakers, and generally all those 
in whom reigneth the love of the world and its evil desires, 
declaring unto all of them, that whilst they amend not, the 
anger of God resteth upon them, wherefore they ought not to 
come to this holy table, lest they profane this Holy Sacrament, 
which Jesus Christ offers only to his disciples, and to the truly 
faithful. As for you, Christians, who intend to come to this 
holy communion, you ought to consider well the importance of 
what you are about to do, lest you eat of this bread and drink 
of this cup unworthily. Judge ye, therefore, yourselves, and 
ye shall not be judged of the Lord ; and in all things wherein 
ye know that ye have offended him, whether in word or in deed, 
in thought or in will ; confess the same unto him with a humble 
reliance upon his mercy, and a true desire to live henceforth a 
righteous and godly life. Be ye also filled with sincere love 
towards your neighbor ; and forgive ye one another, even as ye 
desire from God the forgiveness of your sins. If ye are thus 
minded, and if your consciences thus bear witness for you, 
before God who knoweth j^our hearts, ye may come to this holy 
table, and ye ought not to doubt, that the Lord Jesus will there 
make you partakers of all the fruits of his passion and death. 
But above all things, ye must give at this time your humble 
and hearty thanks to God, for the redemption of the world, 
through Jesus Christ liis Son, who did humble himself, even to 
the death of the Cross, for us miserable sinners, that he might 
make us children of God, and exalt us to everlasting hfe ; and 
to the end that we should always remember the exceeding great 
love of our dear Saviour, he instituted this Holy Sacrament, to 
be unto us a pledge of his love, and a perpetual memorial of 



86 THE LITURGY OF [Part 

his death, to our great and endless comfort. To this merciful 
Redeemer, therefore, as well as to the Father and the Holy 
Spirit, let us now and always offer (as we are most bounden) 
our benedictions and our praises. 

Therefore, let us all lift up our hearts, and give thanks unto 
the Lord, our God. 

It is meet and right, and our profitable duty, that we should 
at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, Lord, 
Holy Father, Everlasting Grod ! 

At the Kcitivity. 

^^HEOUGH Jesus Christ, thine only Son, our Lord, who was 
J-- born, as at this time, for us, and who by the operation of 
the Holy Spirit, was made very man of the substance of the 
blessed Virgin, his mother, and without any spot of sin, to make 
us clean from all sin. Therefore, with angels and archangels, 
and with all the company of Heaven, we magnify thy glorious 
name, ever more praising thee and saying. Holy, holy, holy. 
Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and Earth are full of thy glory, 
God, most high ! 

At the Resurreetiofi. 

THBOUGH Jesus Christ our Lord, who died for our sins, 
and rose again for our justification : we praise thee for the 
glorious resurrection of our Saviour ; for he is the true Lamb, 
who was offered up, and who taketh away the sins of the world, 
who by his death hath destroyed death, and who by his resur- 
rection, hath given us eternal life. Therefore, with angels and 
archangels, and with all the company of Heaven, we magnify 
thy glorious name, evermore praising thee and saying. Holy, 
holy, holy. Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and Earth are full of 
thy glory, God, most high I 

At Pentecost. 

THE.OUGH Jesus Christ our Lord, who according to his 
promise, sent down from Heaven, as at this time, the Holy 
Spirit upon the Apostles, to lead them into all truth, and to 
bestow upon them the gift of divers tongues, to the end that 



Fourth.] THE HOLY SUPPER. 87 

they might preach the gospel unto all nations, by which Spirit 
we have been brought out of darkness into light, and from 
error unto truth, and to a knowledge of thee, our God ! and 
of Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. Therefore, with angels 
and archangels, and Avith all the company of Heaven, we 
magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee and saying. 
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and Earth are 
full of thy glory, God, most high ! 

Or this : 

THROUGH our Lord Jesus Christ, who after his resurrec- 
tion, ascended above all the Heavens, was raised upon the 
throne of thy glory, and sat upon thy right hand, whence he 
shed forth the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, and upon the 
children of thy adoption. For this all the earth rejoiceth, and 
for this we offer unto thee our praises, saying with angels and 
archangels, and with all the company of Heaven, we magnify 
thy glorious name, evermore praising thee and saving. Holy, 
holy, holy. Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and Earth are full of 
thy glory, God, most high ! 

For the Holy Days of September. 

THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord, because thou didst 
deliver him up to die, as a ransom for our sins, and 
because of the blessed hope, that he will return from Heaven, 
at the day of his glorious appearing : and we thank thee 
because he instituted the Holy Supper, and commanded us to 
eat of this bread and to drink of this cup, and thus to show 
his death till he come. Therefore, with angels and archangels, 
and with all the company of Heaven, we magnify thy glorious 
name, evermore praising thee and saying. Holy, holy, holy, 
Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and Earth are full of thy glory, 
God, most high I 

AND since, Lord ! Jesus Christ thy Son did offer up him- 
self as a sacrifice on the cross, to redeem mankind, we 
beseech thee in consideration of this sacrifice, for the holy and 
blessed commemoration of which, we are met together, that 
thou wouldst receive the supplications which we offer unto thy 



88 THE LiTUEGY OF [Part 

Divine Majesty, for the peace of the whole world, and for the 
salvation of all people. We pray thee, to bless the Church 
Universal, and to inspire all Christians with the spirit of truth, 
unity and peace, that they may follow with one consent the 
truth of thy word, and live in harmony and innocency, becom- 
ing the members of thy sacred body. 

Vouchsafe, God ! who art the source of all power, to 
bless and defend all Christian Eulers and Magistrates. Bless 
especially the President of these United States, and all others 
in authority over us. So replenish them with the grace of thy 
Holy Spirit, that they may perform their duties with integrity, 
that religion may flourish, and piety may be advanced among 
us. Shed thy grace, Sovereign Shepherd of our souls ! upon 
all the Ministers of thy Church, that they may set forth the 
truth and power of thy Holy Word, both by their life and 
doctrine : that they may faithfully administer thy Holy Sacra- 
ments, and diligently watch over the flocks which are committed 
to their charge. We beseech thee of thy goodness, to succor 
all those, who during this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, 
need, sickness, or any other adversity. Finally, Lord ! we 
pray thee for all this congregation here present, for all thy ser- 
vants, whose faith and devotion are known unto thee, who 
desire to be partakers at thy table ; who off'er up their vows to 
thee, thou living and true God ! who shoAv forth the death of 
their Saviour and wait for his last and glorious coming, at 
which he will judge the quick and the dead, and mil render 
unto every man according to his works. Vouchsafe graciously 
to receive our humble petitions, to the end that through the 
communion in the death of thy Son, and through the eflicacy 
of the precious blood, which he shed upon the Cross, we may be 
delivered in that day from the wrath to come, and may be found 
worthy to be received with all thine elect, into the glory of thy 
kingdom. Hear us, God, our Father ! in the name of Jesus 
Christ, our Saviour and Intercessor, by whose command we 
offer unto thee the holy prayer which he taught us : 

OUP Father ! who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven ; 
give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as 



Fourth.] THE HOLY SUPPER. 89 

we forgive those who trespass against us ; and lead us not into 
temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom, 
and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

\ LMIGHTY God ! Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, before 
-^-^ whom we now come to partake of the Sacrament of the 
death of thy Son, graciously hear the confession of our sins. 
We acknowledge, Lord ! our unworthiness ; we deplore the 
enormity and number of the sins which we have committed 
against thee ; and we do not presume to come to thy Holy 
Sacrament, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy great 
compassion. Have mercy upon us, merciful Father ! have 
mercy upon us. Pardon us for the love of Jesus Christ ; and 
give us grace this day so to receive these sacred mysteries of 
bread and wine, that being united to thy holy Son, through 
faith, we may live in him and he in us. Almighty God, the 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, pardoneth all such as truly 
repent and turn unto him. Amen. 

"VT^E who truly repent of your sins, and with a firm confidence 
■^ rely on the mercy of God, who also are in sincere charity 
with all your neighbors, and are resolved to conform your fives 
more and more to the commandments of God, draw near and 
partake of the Holy Communion of the body and blood of our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Consecration at the Table. 

O ALMIGHTY God and Heavenly Father ! who through 
thy great mercy didst deliver up thy Son to suffer death 
upon the Cross for our redemption, who ofi'ered up his own 
body as a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, and com- 
manded that a perpetual memorial of his death should be kept 
in his Church, until his coming at the last day. Accept our 
prayers and our praises, merciful God ! which we offer unto 
thee through Jesus Christ; who, in the night, when he was 
betrayed, took bread,* and when he had given thanks to thee, 

* Hei-e the Pastor takes the bread in his hands. 

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90 THE LITURGY OF [Part 

() Eternal Father ! brake it and said : Take, eat, this is my 
body, which is broken for you ; do tliis in remembrance of me.* 
Likewise after supper he took the cup t and gave thanks, and 
presented it to them, saying : Drink ye all of this, for this is 
my blood, the blood of the New Testament, which is shed for 
many, for the remission of sins ; do this as oft as ye shall drink 
of it, in remembrance of me. I 

The People then come to the communion. In giving the l)rea(l the Pastor says : 

Remember that Jesus Christ, thy Saviour, died for thee, and 
be thankful. 

In giving the cup : 

Remember that Jesus Christ, thy Saviour, shed his blood for 
thee, and be thankful. 

Then Sing a Hymn or Canticle. 

TTEAYENLY Father! we bless thee that thou hast been 
-*--^ pleased so to favor us miserable sinners, as to receive us 
at the communion of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Wo 
bless thee, for having delivered him up to death for us, and for 
having given him unto us as the bread of eternal life. Give us 
grace never to forget these great benefits, but rather, having 
them graven upon the table of our hearts, to grow and advance 
constantly in faith, that this faith may be fruitful in every good 
work, and that our lives may thus be devoted to the advance- 
ment of thy glory, and to the edification of our neighbor ; 
through the same Jesus Christ thy Son, who livetli and reigneth 
with thee, God blessed for ever and ever. Amen. 

GL(3RY be to God on high, on earth peace, good will towards 
men. 
We praise thee, we magnify thee, we give thanks unto thee 
for all thy benefits, and for thy great glory, Ijord God, 
Heavenly King, Almighty Father ! 

O Lord Jesus Christ ! only Son of God, Tjamb of God, who 

* Here the Pastor partakes of the bread and gives bread to the Ministers who are at 
the table witli him. 

• Here he takes the cup. 

; Here be <lriiiks of tbc cui), and gives it to tbc otluT Ministers. 



Fourth.] THE HOLY SFPrEE. 91 

taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou 
who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayers. 

Thou, that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy 
upon us. 

For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only, 
Jesus Christ ! with the Holy Spirit, art most high in the glory 
of Grod the Father. Amen. 

Ejohortation to those who have Co-mimtJbecl. 

I NOW exhort and beseech you, my beloved brethren, by the 
mercies of God, and by the love of the Lord Jesus, to con- 
sider well what we have just done, in the holy rite which we 
have celebrated. We have solemnly acknowledged by this act 
of thanksgiving, and by this public profession of our faith, 
that we have been ransomed from our sins and from eternal 
condemnation, by the death of Jesus Christ. We have testified 
that we are all brethren and members of one body, and that we 
have a brotherly and sincere love towards each other. We 
have also promised to glorify God in our minds and bodies, by a 
life of holiness worthy of our vocation. 

May God give us grace to remember well these promises, to 
perform them religiously, and to have the death of our beloved 
Redeemer so deeply graven in our hearts, that we may die daily, 
more and more unto sin, and that we may walk in the ways of 
holiness all our lives, to the glory of God and to our mutual 
edification. Amen. 



Benedictions. 

npHE Lord bless you and keep you : The Lord make his face 

-^- to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord 

lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen. 



Ik/f'AY the blessing of God our Father, the grace and peace 
^'-*- of our Lord Jesus Christ, be given and multiplied upon 
you, through the communion of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 



92 THE LITURGY. [Part 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God, and 

the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



MY Brethren ! The end of all things is at hand. Be ye 
therefore sober-minded, watch, and pray. 
The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit, bless and protect you. Amen. 



THE peace of God which passeth all understanding, keep 
your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, 
and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. And the blessing of 
God Almighty, the Eather, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be 
amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. 



[END OF THE LITURGY OF THE HOLY SUPPER.] 



Fourth.] CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION. 93 



SECTION THIRD. 



SERVICE FOR OCCASKMS OF CATECHETICAL mSTRUCTION. 



M 



AY our trust be in the name of the Lord, who made 
Heaven and Earth. Amen. 



OLOED our God and our Father! since we are come 
together in this holy place for the further sanctification of 
this Lord's day, and especially for the instruction of the young 
people of this Church in the chief doctrines of the Christian 
religion : we give thanks to thee for having enhghtened us by 
the knowledge of thy Grospel, and for having made known unto 
us, through Jesus Christ thy Son, the way that leadeth to 
eternal life. 

We pray thee also to bless these pious exercises, and to give 
to these children such docility, as may enable them to profit by 
our instructions. Thou hast caused them to be born into thy 
Church ; they have been dedicated to thee in baptism ; thou art 
their Father and their God. Lord ! for the love of thy Son, 
who blessed the children that were brought unto him, and 
prayed for them, vouchsafe to bestow thy blessing on those 
whom we instruct, and to fill them betimes, with love and fear 
of thee. May the precepts of thy word, not only enlighten 
their minds, but sanctify their hearts, and become the rule of 
their conduct, to the end, that now in the days of their youth, 
they may walk in the paths of piety, and thus attain to the 
glory of the Kingdom of Heaven. 

Give thy grace to fathers and mothers, to bring iip their 
children under thy guidance. Bless all the families of this 
Church. Sanctify the young people. Grant the knowledge 
and the fear of thee to persons of every age and condition ; 
so that all of us may increase in piety, as we advance in years. 
Make us all to be as children in innocence and humihty ; grant 



94 CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION. [Part 

that the knowledge which thou hast given us, and the glory 
which ^ve look for may lead us to love thee, and to live in those 
good works which thou liast ordained that we should walk in. 
Favorably hear us, Almighty God ! for the love of Jesus 
Christ, w^ho hath taught us thus to pray, saying : 

OUR Father ! who art in Heaven,, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kindom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

Or this : 

OL0E.D ! as we are now about to instruct the youth of this 
Church, we implore thee to shed thy blessing on our labors, 
and to give unto these children the docility requisite to proht 
thereby. Since they have been consecrated to thee from their 
infancy ; and thou art their Fatlier and their God, vouchsafe to 
take them under thy protection, to sanctify them by thy Spirit, 
and to fill them with the love and the fear of thee, to the end 
that they may hereafter be among the truly faithful in thy 
Church, and among the ever blessed in thy kingdom, through 
the mercy and love of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUE Father ! who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the poAver, and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

The Children then recite whatever is appointed— after which the blesi^ing is pro- 
nounced : 



T 



HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and 
the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all. Amen. 



Fourth.] THE LITURGY OF MARRIAGE. 95 



SECTION FOURTH. 



M- 



THE LITURGY OF MARRIAGE. 

AY our trust be in the name of the Lord, who made 
Heaven and Earth. Amen. 



GOD our Father, having created Heaven and Earth, and all 
that in them is, made man in his own image, and gave 
him dominion over the beasts of the earth, over the fish of the 
sea, over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that 
moveth upon the earth. And after he had created man, God 
said : It is not good that the man should be alone ; I will make 
him a help, meet for him. And he made woman, bone of his 
bone, and flesh of his flesh ; signifying thereby that they two 
were one. Wherefore, this holy covenant of matrimony which 
God hath ordained, is of such authority, that a man and his 
wife cannot separate, being one body. For this cause shall a 
man leave father and mother, and cleave unto his wife ; and a 
wife is bound to obey her husband in all purity, being subject 
unto him ; and since, as the Scriptures teach, our bodies are 
temples of the Holy Spirit, they ought to be preserved pure 
and spotless ; for God will punish all who profane the temple 
of God. 

M. and N., are you willing to enter into the holy state of 
matrimony, which God has instituted, to live together therein, 
according to his commandments ? And do you desire to make 
known here, before God and this company, {or congregation), this 
your purpose ? 

Answer — Yes. 

May our Lord God confirm and bless your purpose. 

Let us pray. 

OETEENAL God ! the author of every good and perfect 
gift, we thank thee that thou hast ordained the holy insti- 
tution of marriage, and we beseech thee to send thy blessing 



96 THE LITURGY OF MARRIAGE. [Part 

upon these thy servants, who are now about to form the most 
solemn and tender of earthly connections. Give them a just 
sense of thy presence, and of the obligation of the covenant 
they are about to make : to the end that this holy service may 
have a happy influence upon their affections and conduct 
through life, to the glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Minister then says to the Man : 

M. Do you acknowledge here before God and this company, 
{or congregation)., that you have agreed to take, and that you now 
take N. for your wife ? Do you promise to love, honor, and 
comfort her, to protect, maintain and cherish her, in health and 
in sickness, in joy and in sorrow, in prosperity and in adversity; 
to lead a holy life with her, being faithful unto her in all things, 
as is the duty of a good husband, according to the word of 
God? 

Answer — Yes. 

The Minister then says to the Woman : 

N. Do you also acknowledge here before God and this com- 
pany, [or congregation), that you have agreed to take, and that you 
now take M. for your husband? Do you promise to love, 
honor, and comfort him, to obey and cherish him in sickness 
and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in prosperity and in adver- 
sity ; to lead a holy life with him, being faithful unto him in 
all things, as is the duty of a good wife, according to the word 
of God ? 

Answer — Yes. 

To be used or not at the discretion of the parties. 

IN testimony that you, M. and N., do advisedly and solemnly 
ratify all that hath been declared and promised by you, do 
thou M. acknowledge and endow this woman as thy wife, by 
delivering unto her a ring, in token of thy faith ; and do thou 
N. in like manner receive the same, as a pledge of his faith, 
and as a witness of thy vows. 

Then the Man dehvers to the Woman a ring, placing it upon tlio fourth finger of her 
left hand. 

Then shall tlie Minister join their right hands together and say : 



Fourth.] THE LITFEGY OF MARRIAGE. 97 

You are now man and wife. Those whom God hath joined 
together, let not man put asunder. 

1% /f"AY the Father of all mercy, who hath called you to this 
-^'-^ holy estate, vouchsafe, through the love of his Son, to give 
you his Holy Spirit, that you may serve him and honor him 
with one accord ; and since God hath united you in the sacred 
bond of marriage, may he give you grace to live faithfully 
together, in purity,' in love, and in concord. 

Let us pray to God our Father, for his blessing upon these 
his servants. 

O ALMIGHTY, all-merciful, and all-wise God ! we pray 
thee in behalf of these persons who have entered into the 
holy estate of marriage, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to them 
thy Holy Spirit. Send down thy blessing upon these thy ser- 
vants, whom we bless in thy name. May they surely observe, 
and faithfully perform the vows and covenant between them 
made, and mutually edifying each other, Kve together in purity, 
concord, and piety. Give them grace to reverence and serve 
thee, and contribute to the advancement of thy glory, to the 
honor of the gospel, and the welfare of thy Church. Favor- 
ably hear us, Father of Mercy ! in the name and for the sake 
of thy dear Son. Amen. 

GOD the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and 
guide you. May you be filled with all spiritual benedic- 
tion, 'and so live together in this life, that in the world to come, 
you may have life everlasting. Amen. 



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SECTION FIFTH. 



SERVICE FOl} THE lUHlAL OF THE DEAD. 



THE MINISTER MAY READ THE WHOLE OR SUCH PART OF Tlliy SER- 
VICE AS HE MAY THINK FIT. 



X AM the resurrection and tlie life, saitli the Lord ; he that 
-*- believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he lire : 
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. — 
;S'^. John, xi.; 25, 26. 

1KN0W that my Redeemer hveth, and that he shall stand 
at the latter day upon the earth : And though after my skin 
worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God ; whom 
I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold and not 
another.— Jo7>, xix. ; 25, 26, 27. 

WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we 
can carry nothing out. Tlie Lord gave, and the Lord 
hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. — 1 T/m., 
vi.; 7. — Job, i.; 21. 

Frovi Psalm Tliivty-Jsliie. 

LOBD ! let me know mine end, {ind the number of my days ; 
that I may be certified how long I have to live. 
Behold thou hast made my days, as it were, a span long ; and 
mine age is even as nothing in respect to thee ; and verily every 
man hving is altogether vanity. 



Fourth.] EUIUAL SERVICE. 99 

For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself 
in vain ; he heapeth up riches and cannot tell who shall gather 
them. 

And now, Lord ! what is my hope ? Truly my hope is even 
in thee. 

Dehver me from all my offences ; and make me not a rebuke 
unto the foolish. 

When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou 
makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth, 
fretting a garment ; Every man therefore is but vanity. 

Hear my prayer, Lord, and with thine ears consider my 
calling. Hold not thy peace at my tears. 

For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner ; as all my 
fathers were. 

spare me a Httle, that I may recover my strength, before I 
go hence, and be no more seen. 

From Psalvv JYinety. 

TT OE.D ! thou hast been our refuge from one generation to 
^-^ another. 

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth 
and the world were made, thou art Grod from everlasting, and 
world without end. 

Thou turnest man to destruction ; again thou sayest : Come 
again, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years, in thy sight, are but as yesterday; 
seeing that is past, as a watch in the night. 

As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep : and 
fade away suddenly, like the grass. 

In the morning, it is green, and groweth up ; but in the 
evening, it is cut down, dried up, and withered. 

For we consume away, in thy displeasure ; and are afraid at 
thy wrathful indignation. 

Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee ; and our secret sins 
in the light of thy countenance. 

For when thou art angry, all our days are gone : We bring 
our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. 



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The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; and 
though men be so strong, that they come to fourscore years, yet 
is their strength then but labor and sorrow : so soon passeth 
it away, and we are gone. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our 
hearts unto wisdom. 



GLOE.Y be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
Spirit ; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. A?nen. 



First Corinthians, dov. ; 20. 

"I^TOW is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first 
^^ fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, 
by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in 
Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But 
every man in his own order : Christ the first fruits ; afterwards 
they that are Christ's, at his coming. Then cometh the end, 
when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the 
Father ; when he shall have put down all rule, and all 
authority, and power. For he must reign until he hath put 
all enemies under his feet. The last enemy, that shall be 
destroyed, is death : for he hath put all things under his feet. 
But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest 
that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 
And when all things shall be subdued unto him then shall 
the Son also himself be subject unto him, that put all 
things under him, that God may be all in all. Else what 
shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead 
rise not at all ? Why are they then baptized for the dead ? 
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour ? I protest by your 
rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at 
Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not ? Let 
us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. Be not deceived : Evil 



Fourth.] BTTRIAL SERVICE. 101 

communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteous- 
ness, and sin not ; for some have not the knowledge of God. I 
speak this to your shame. But some men will say, how are the 
dead raised up ? and with what body do they come ? Thou 
fool ! that which thou sowest, is not quickened, except it die. 
And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body, that 
shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some 
other grain. But God giveth it a body, as it hath pleased him, 
and to every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same flesh; 
but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, 
another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celes- 
tial bodies, and bodies terrestrial : But the glory of the celes- 
tial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the 
moon, and another glory of the stars ; For one star differeth 
from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the 
dead. It is sown in corruption ; it is raised in incorruption ; it 
is sown in dishonor ; it is raised in glory ; it is sown in weak- 
ness ; it is raised in power ; it is sown a natural body ; it is 
raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is 
a spiritual body. And so it is written : The first man Adam 
was made a living soul ; the last Adam was made a quickening 
spirit. Howbeit, that was not first, which is spiritual, but that 
which is natural ; and afterwards, that which is spiritual. 
The first man is of the earth, earthy ; The second man is the 
Lord from Heaven. As is the earthy, such are they that are 
earthy ; and as is the heavenly, such are they also, that are 
heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we 
shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, 
brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of 
God ; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I 
show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep ; but we shall all 
be changed in a moment, in the twinkHng of an eye, at the last 
trump : For the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be 
raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this cor- 
ruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on 
immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incor- 



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ruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality ; then 
shall be brought to pass the saying that is written : Death is 
swallowed up in victory. death, where is thy sting? grave, 
where is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin ; and the 
strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth 
us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my 
beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abound- 
ing in the work of the Lord ; forasmuch as je know that your 
labor is not in vain in the Lord. 



MAN, that is born of woman, hath but a short time to live, 
and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down 
like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never con- 
tinueth in one stay. 

In the midst of life we are in death : of whom may we seek 
for succor, but of thee, Lord ! who for our sins art justly 
displeased ? 

Yet, Lord God most holy ! Lord most mighty ! holy 
and most merciful Saviour ! deliver us not into the bitter pains 
of eternal death. 

Thou knowest. Lord ! the secrets of our hearts ; shut not thy 
merciful ears to our prayers ; but spare us, Lord most holy ! 
God most mighty ! holy and merciful Saviour ! thou most 
worthy judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any 
pains of death to fall from thee. 



FOEASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise 
Providence, to take out of this world the soul of our 
deceased Irother, we therefore commit his body to the ground ; 
earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; looking for the 
general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world 
to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; at whose second 
coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the earth and 
the sea shall give up their dead ; and the corruptible bodies 
of those who sleep in him, shall be changed, and made like 



Fourth..] BumAL seryice. 103 

unto Ms own glorious body ; according to tlie mighty work- 
ing whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself. 

IHEAED a voice from Heaven, saying unto me : Write, 
From henceforth, blessed are the dead wbo die in the Lord ; 
even so, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labors. Rev. 
xiv. ; 13. 

OUE, Father ! who art in Heaven, hallowed be th.y name ; 
thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; and 
lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 



ALMIGHTY God ! with whom do live the spirits of those 
who depart hence in the Lord ; and with whom the souls 
of tbe faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the 
flesh, are in felicity ; we give thee hearty thanks for the good ex- 
ample of all those thy servants, who having finished their course 
in faith, do now rest from their labors. And we beseech thee, 
that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy 
holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both 
in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OMEECIFUL God ! the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who is the resurrection and the hfe ; in whom whosoever 
believeth, shall hve, though he die ; and whosoever Hveth and 
beheveth in him shall not die eternally ; who also hath taught 
us by his holy Apostle St. Paul, not to be sorry, as men without 
hope, for those who sleep in him : We humbly beseech thee, 
Father ! to raise us from the death of sin unto the Hfe of 
righteousness ; that when we shall depart out of this world, 
we may rest in him ; and that in the general resurrection at 
the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight ; and 
receive the blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then 



104 "RTJRTAL SERVICE. 

pronounce on all who love and fear thee, saying : Come ye 
blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared 
for you from the beginning of the world : Grant this, we 
beseech thee, merciful Father ! through Jesus Christ our 
Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. 

^ I^HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God, and 
-^ the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



PART V. 



CANTICLES FOR THE ORDIMRY SERVICE. 



FIRST CANTICLE. 

OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us heartily rejoice 
in the rock of our salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving ; and 
show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great Grod, and a great King above all 
Gods. 

! come let us worship and bow down ; let us kneel before 
the Lord our Maker. 

Eor he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture. 

Manifold, God ! are thy wondrous and bounteous works : 
They are more than can be numbered. 

In thee we live and move and have our being. The testi- 
monies of thy loving kindness are ever about us. 

Thou doest good unto us, and givest us rain from Heaven, 
and fruitful seasons, filhng our hearts with strength and glad- 
ness. 

Thou hast sent thine only Son into the world to be a propitia- 
tion for our sins. 

Thou hast honored us with a holy calling ; thou hast adopted 
us ; thou hast offered us the enjoyment of thy glory. 

For all these things we bless thee, and we magnify continually 
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lOf) CANTICLES. [Part 

thy glorious name ; saying with the angels and all the 
heavenly host : 

Holy, holy, holy ! Lord God of hosts ! Heaven and Earth are 
full of thy glory, God ! most high. 

Let our mouths show forth thy praise for ever. 

Let all that hath breath, bless thee for ever and ever. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 



SECOND CANTICLE. 

OYE righteous ! sing unto tlie Lord with joy ; for it bo- 
cometh well the just to be thankful. 
Praise the Lord, sing unto him a new song; for all his works 
are done in truth. 

All the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord : Let all the 
inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 

Lord ! in the abundance of thy mercy, will I enter into thy 
house, and bow down with reverence in thy holy temple. 

1 will wash my hands in innocency ; so will I compass thine 
altar, Lord ! 

And with the voice of thanksgiving tell of thy wondrous 
works. 

My God ! I love the habitation of thy house, and the place 
where thine honor dwelleth. 

Make us to hear of thy goodness early in the morning, for 
our hope is in thee. 

Make us to know the paths wherein we should walk ; for we 
have lifted up our hearts unto thee. 

Teach us to do thy will, for thou art our God. 

May thy good spirit lead us into the right way. 

Fill us with thy goodness, that we may pass our days in 
gladness. 

jVIay the work of thy grace be manifested in us ; and we 
shall bless thy holy name. 

Let us bless the Lord who crowneth us day by day with his 
benefits. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 107 

Let us render thanks to the Father, who hath prepared us to 
partake of the inheritance of the saints in light ; 

Who hath dehvered us from the power of darkness, and hath 
brought us into the kingdom of his well beloved Son. 

Glory be, &c. 



THIRD CANTICLE. 

T)E^ISE ye the Lord, call upon his name ; make known his 
-^ deeds among the people. 

Sing unto him ; sing psalms unto him ; tell ye of all his 
wondrous works. 

Rejoice ye in his holy name ; let the hearts of those rejoice 
who seek the Lord. 

Seek the Lord and his strength ; seek his face evermore ; 
remember his marvellous works. 

Great is our Lord and great is his power : His wisdom is 
infinite. 

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, answering one unto 
another ; sing psalms unto our God. 

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem ! Praise thy God, Zion ! 

He strengtheneth the bars of thy gates, and blesseth thy 
children within thee. 

It is he who maketh peace in thy borders. 

It is he who showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and 
ordinances unto Israel : 

He hath not dealt so with any nation. 

It is he, who so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish but have 
everlasting life. 

What shall we render unto the Lord for all his benefits 
towards us. 

We will receive the cup of salvation, and call upon the name 
of the Lord. 

We will pay our vows unto him now, in the presence of his 
people ; in the courts of his house. Praise ye the Lord. 

Glory be, &c. 



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FOURTH CANTICLE. 

WE will extol thee, God, our King ! and we will bless 
thy name for ever and ever. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; his greatness is 
unsearchable. 

One generation shall praise thy works unto another. 

We will speak of the glory of thy majesty. 

We will show forth the memorial of thine abundant kind- 
ness ; we will declare thy righteousness with songs of triumph. 

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger 
and of great mercy. 

The Lord is good to all ; his tender mercies are over all his 
works. 

All thy works shall praise thee, Lord ! and thy saints shall 
bless thee ; 

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of 
thy power. 

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion 
endureth throughout all ages. 

The Lord upholdeth all those who fall ; and raiseth up all 
who are bowed down. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their 
meat in due season. 

Thou openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every 
living thing. 

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his 
works. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him ; unto all 
that call upon him in truth. 

He fulfilleth the desire of those who fear him ; he heareth 
their cry and saveth them. 

The Lord preserveth all those who love him ; but all the 
wicked will he destroy. 

Our mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and we will 
bless his holy name for ever and ever. 
Glory be, &c. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 109 

FIFTH CANTICLE. 
LOBD ! God of our Fathers, thou art blessed, thou art 



o 



worthy to be praised and exalted above all, for ever and 
ever. 

Blessed is the holy name of thy majesty. Thou art blessed 
in thy holy temple. 

Thou art blessed in the glorious throne of thy kingdom; 
thou art celebrated and glorified eternally. 

! all ye works of the Lord, praise him and exalt him above 
all, for ever. 

Ye Heavens praise him : Ye Angels of the Lord praise him : 

! all ye creatures of the Heavens, and of the Earth, and 
of the Seas, praise him and exalt him above all, for ever. 

Ye children of men praise him. Let Israel bless the Lord, 
praise him and exalt him above all, for ever. 

Ye Priests and Ministers of the Lord ; ye spirits and souls 
of the righteous ; ye Saints, humble of heart, bless the Lord ; 
praise him and exalt him above all power. 

! all ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord, the God of 
Gods ; for he is good and his mercy endureth for ever. 

Thou art blessed, Lord God of our Fathers, and blessed is the 
name of thy glory in all thy churches, through Jesus Christ 
pur Lord. 

Thou art worthy to be praised for ever and ever. Let us all 
bless the Lord our God, let us praise him and magnify him for 
ever. 

Glory be, &c. 

SIXTH CANTICLE. 

OGOD ! we praise thee with our whole heart ; we sing 
psalms unto thee. 
We humble ourselves before thee in thy holy temple. 
We praise thy name for thy loving kindness and thy truth. 
Lord ! we adore thine infinite majesty, we bless thee for thy 
great mercy, and we rejoice in thy salvation. 

Marvellous indeed is thy loving kindness unto men. 
Thou hast sent thy Son, to manifest the truth of the promises 
made unto the Fathers ; 



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To the end that the Gentiles niijj^lit praise thee for tliy mercy. 

Wlierefore, we will praise tliee among the nations, and sing 
unto thy name. 

Rejoice, ye Gentiles ! with his people. 

! praise the Lord, all ye nations, and celebrate him all ye 
people ; 

Ye who in time past, were not his people, but are now the 
people of God ; 

Ye, who in time past had not obtained mercy, but now have 
obtained mercy. 

! the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of 
God ! 

How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past 
finding out ! 

Who hath known the mind of the Lord, and who hath been 
his counselor ? 

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things, 
to whom be glory for ever. 

Glory be, &c. 



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SEVENTH CANTICLE. 

fill in the Lord our God 
Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a 
song. 

Know ye that the Lord is God ; it is he who hath made us, 
and not we ourselves ; we are his people and the sheep of his 
pasture. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts 
with praise. Be thankful unto him and bless his name. 

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his 
truth endureth from generation to generation. 

God ! we adore thee as our God, as our Creator, and as the 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

We humble ourselves in thy presence, and acknowledge thine 
infinite majesty. 

The angels adore thee in Heaven, and all the heavenly host 
bow down before thee. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. Ill 

Heceive the homage which we offer to thee upon earth, 
we who are poor mortals, miserable sinners, thy creatures 
by nature, and thy children by grace. 

Glory be, &c. 



EIGHTH CANTICLE. 

C^OME and let us present ourselves before the Lord : let us 
^ adore him in his temple ; let us humble ourselves in his 
sanctuary. 

The Lord is here ! How venerable, how sacred is this place I 
this is the house of God ; this is the gate of Heaven. 

Lord ! God of our Fathers, thou art blessed for ever. To 
thee belong greatness, power, glory, eternity, majesty. 

All that is in Heaven and in Earth is thine : the kingdom is 
thine. 

Thou art a Prince above all things ; thou art Sovereign over 
all. Riches and honor, power and might, are in thy hand. 

Now, therefore, our God ! we magnify thee and praise thy 
glorious name. 

Who are we, and who are this people, that we are enabled 
freely to offer unto thee this service, and this praise ? 

We are strangers before thee, and our days pass away as a 
shadow. 

Although we are but dust and ashes, behold we take upon 
ourselves to speak unto thee. 

Let the words of our mouths, be acceptable unto thee, 
Lord! 

Let thy mercy be upon us, God ! as our trust is in thee. 

Glory be, &c. 



NINTH CANTICLE. 

TZrOW amiable are thy tabernacles, Lord of Hosts. 
^^ My soul desireth, yea even longeth to enter into the 
courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh rejoice in the Hving 
God. 



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Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be 
always praising thee. 

One day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere : 
I would rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than 
dwell in the tents of ungodliness. 

For the Lord God is a sun and a shield : no good thing doth 
he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 

Lord of Hosts ! blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 

God ! I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will trust 
in the covert of thy wings. 

For thou, God ! hast heard my vows ; thou hast given me 
the heritage of those who fear thy name. 

1 am continually with thee, thou hast holden me by my right 
hand. 

Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterwards receive 
me to glory. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon 
earth that I desire besides thee. 

They that forsake thee shall perish : thou wilt destroy all 
them that corrupt themselves before thee. 

But it is good for me to draw near unto God ; and to 
put my trust in the Lord God. 

Glory be, &c. 



TENTH CANTICLE. 

OGOD ! thou art my God, early do I seek thee : my soul 
thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth after thee in a dry and 
barren land. 

I desire to see thy power and thy glory in thy sanctuary. 

For thy loving kindness is better than life : therefore will I 
bless thee whilst I live, and lift up my hands in thy holy name. 

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to 
approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts. 

We shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even 
of thy holy temple. 

We will enter into thy temple with the sacrifice of thanks- 
giving : and will pay our vows unto the Lord.' 



Fiftll.] CANTICLES. 113 

Blessed be the Lord who crownetli us every day with, his 
goodness. 

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again, unto 
a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ; 

To an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth 
not away, reserved in Heaven for us. 

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth 
wondrous things. 

And blessed be his glorious name for ever : and let the whole 
earth be filled with his glory. 

Blessed be the Lord, from one generation to another : and 
let all the people say, Amen. 

Glory be, &c. 



ELEVENTH CANTICLE. 

OYE servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. 
Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time forth and 
for ever more. 

From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the 
same, the Lord's name is to be praised. 

The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the 
Heavens. 

Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high : 
and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in 
Heaven and Earth. 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and of 
great goodness. 

He liath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us 
according to our iniquities. 

God who is rich in mercy, for his great love, wherewith he 
loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us 
together with Christ ; 

And hath raised us up together, and made us to sit in 
heavenly places, in Christ Jesas. 

May God grant that the eyes of our understanding being 
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114 CANTICLES. [Part 

enlightened, we may know what is the hope of his calling, 
and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the 
saints. 

Unto this great God and Fatlier, who is able to do exceeding 
abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the 
power that worketh in us. 

Unto him be glory in the Church, by Christ Jesus, through- 
out all ages, world without end. 

Glory be, &c. 



TWELFTH CANTICLE. 

X WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord. With my mouth 
^ will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 

G Lord God of Hosts ! who is like unto thee ? Thou hast 
a mighty arm ; strong is thy hand, and high is thy right 
hand. 

Justice and judgment are the foundation of thy throne : 
mercy and truth go before thy face. 

Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ! 
Just and true are thy ways thou King of Saints ! 

Who would not fear thee, Lord, and glorify thy name ? 
For thou only art holy. 

All nations shall come and worship before thee ; for thy 
judgments are made manifest. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks at the 
remembrance of his holiness. 

Praise his name, which is great, and greatly to be feared, for 
it is holy. 

Praise the power of the King, who loveth righteousness. 

Exalt the Lord our God : and worship at his footstool, for he 
is holy. 

Praise him in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing 
and making melody in your heart unto the Lord. 

Give thanks always for all things, unto our God and Pather, 
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Glory be, &c. 



rifth.] CA.XTICLES. 115 

THIRTEENTH CANTICLE. 

I WILL bless the Lord at all times : Ms praise shall con- 
tinually be in my mouth. 

My soul shall glory in the Lord ; the humble shall hear 
thereof and be glad. 

! magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name 
together. 

taste and see how gracious the Lord is ! Blessed is the 
man that trusteth in him. 

Thy mercy, Lord I reacheth unto the Heavens, and thy 
truth unto the clouds. 

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; thy judgments 
are Kke the great deep ! Lord ! thou preservest man and beast. 

How excellent is thy loving kindness, God I Therefore, the 
children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 

They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house, 
and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasure. 

For with thee is the fountain of hfe : and in thy light shall 
we see light. 

! continue thy loving kindness unto them that knoA^' thee ; 
and thy righteousness unto the upright in heart. 

AVe give thee thanks, Lord ! that thou hast from the 
beginning chosen us to salvation, through sanctification of the 
Spirit, and belief of the truth : 

Whereunto thou hast called us by the gospel to the obtaining 
of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Now unto him that is able to keep us from falling, and to 
present us faultless, before the presence of his glory, with 
exceeding joy : 

To the only wise God, our Saviour, be glory and majesty, 
dominion and power, both now and forever. 

Glory be, &c. 



FOURTEENTH CANTICLE. 



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LORD I let our prayer be set forth in thy sight, as 
incense ; and the lifting up of our hands be as the even- 



ing sacrifice. 



116 CANTICLES. [Part 

Bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord ; ye vrho 
w'or^^hip m the house of the Lord. 

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. 

Praise ye the Lord, sing praises unto our God ; for it is a 
pleasant thing to be thanklul. 

Our Lord is above all : whatever he pleaseth, that doeth he 
in Heaven and in Earth, in the sea, and in aU deep places. 

Bless the Lord, house of Israel ! Bless tlie Lord. house 
of Aaron ! Bless the Lord, house of Levi ! Ye that fear 
the Lord, bless the Lord. 

Gud having^ raised up his Son Jesus sent him to bless us, in 
turning away every one of us from his iniquities. 

Thanks be unto God, lor his unspeakable gift. 

We give thanks to thee, God ! who art the Father of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, for the hope which is laid up for us in 
Heaven. 

Glory be, &c. 



FIFTEEXTH CAXTICLE. 

XT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing 
^ praises unto thy name, most High ! 

To show forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy 
faithfulness every night. 

Lord ! thou hast made us glad through thy works, and we 
will rejoice in the operations of thy hands. 

Lord ! how glorious are thy works ! Thy thoughts are 
very deep. 

Lord our God I thou art clothed -^-ith majesty and honor. 

Manifold are thy works ; in wisdom hast thou made them all. 

The earth is full of thy riches. 

The heavens declare thy glory, and the finuament showeth 
the work of thy hands. 

The glory of the Lord will endure forever ! The Lord will 
rejoice in his works ! 

Let all those who fear him bless him, saving: Holy, hoh^, 
holy, Lord God Almights^ ! who wast, and art, and art to come. 



rifth.] CANTICLES. 117 

Thou art worthy to receive glory, and honor, and power ; for 
thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they were 
created. 

Thou hast created new Heavens and a new earth, in redeem- 
ing us through Jesus Christ ; 

And hast prepared for us a resting place, that being entered 
therein, we may rest from our labors, even as thou didst rest, 
in that day when thou hadst finished thy works. 

Wherefore we bless thee, Eternal God ! Creator and 
Bedeemer of the world, we magnify thy power and extol thy 
mercy. 

Glory be, &c. 



SIXTEENTH CANTICLE. 

COME ye and bless the Lord your God, for ever and ever : 
And blessed, God ! be thy Glorious Name : 

May thy holy name be magnified in our benedictions and 
praises. 

Thou only art the Lord ; thou hast made the Heavens and all 
their hosts ; the earth and all that in it is ; the sea and all 
things therein. 

All these dost thou preserve, and the Hosts of Heaven bow 
down before thee. 

Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the 
earth, and the Heavens are the work of thy hands : 

They shall perish, but thou reniainest; they all shall wax 
old, and shall be changed ; but thou art forever the same, and 
thy years shall not fail. 

All thy works shall praise thee, Lord ! thy saints shall 
bless thee. 

The works of the Lord are great ; sought out of all them, 
that have pleasure therein. 

His works are full of majesty and glory ; his righteousness 
endureth forever. 

The Lord is full of compassion ; his tender mercies are over 
all his works. 



11> ^ .-.,^.-, ^Paj.^ 

He hath. rememV>ered hi> eov^nanT ; he hath sent redemption 
unto his people ; holy and reverend is his name. 

Let all creatures praise the Lord, and let him be forever 
blessed in the congregation of the saints. 

Glory be, &c. 



SEVENTEENTH CANTICLE. 

OCOME let us worship the Lord : let us praise him and 
give him thanks for all his benefits. 

Lord ! our God, how excellent is thy name in all the earth. 
Thy glory is above the Heavens. 

Lord ■ what is man, that thou art mindful of him ; and the 
son of man, that thou visitest him ? 

Thou hast created us by thy power : Thou rulest over all. 
and dost preserve us by thy providence. 

Thy ^goodness unto men hath been made manifest: Thou 
hast saved us, not by the works of righteousness, which we 
may have done : but through thy mercy in Jesus ChrLst : 

That being justified by thy grace, we may be heirs of eternal life- 
Lord Jesus I thou art the only ^ ^ ■*' "he Father: thou art 
Gx>d over all blessed forever. 

Thou art the image of the inviidble God : the first bom of 
all creatures. 

Bv thee were all things created, that are in Heaven and Earth : 
Thou wast before all things, and by thee do all things sub- 
sist. 

Thou gavest thyself for our sins that thou mightest deUver 
us from this present evil world, according to the will of God, 
our Father. 

Thou art seated at the right hand of thy Father. Thou hast 
all power in Heaven and Earth : 

And we know that thou shalt come in thy glory to judge the 
quick and the dead. 

"We place our fvn^T in tI.p^., n ..m- >;ivi..iir- :m,l i.tfV>r unto 
thee our thanks. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 119 

Unto Mni that loved us, and washed ns from our sins in his 
own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, his 
Father ; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. 

Glory be, &c. 



EIGHTEENTH CANTICLE. 

SING unto the Lord, bless his name : show forth his salvation 
from day to day. 

For the Lord, is great and greatly to be praised ; he is to be 
feared above all Gods. 

The gods of the nations are idols ; but the Lord made the 
Heavens. 

Majesty and glory are before him : power and excellence are 
in his sanctuary. 

Ascribe unto the Lord, ye people ; ascribe unto the Lord 
glory and honor. 

Ascribe unto the Lord, the honor due unto his name : bring 
your offerings and come into his courts. 

! worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; let the whole 
earth stand in awe of him. 

Declare through all the earth the Lord reigneth ; with 
righteousness will he judge the world and the people with 
equity. 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and 
redeemed his people. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly 
places in Christ. 

Blessed be God, who hath chosen us, in Jesus Christ, before 
the foundation of the world ; that we should be holy and with- 
out blame before him in love ; 

Having predestinated us unto adoption by Jesus Christ to 
himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise 
and glory of his grace. 

Glory be, &c. 



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NINETEENTH CANTICLE. 

The Te Deum. 

TT^E praise thee, God ! we acknowledge thee to be the 

^ ^ Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Father, 
everlasting. 

The angels lift up their voices ; the Heavens and all the 
powers therein. 

Cherubim and Seraphim, continually adore thee, sapng : 
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts ; Heaven and Earth are 
ftdl of the majesty of thy glory. 

The glorious company of prophets, and apostles, and mart^Ts, 
celebrate thy praises. 

The Holy Church Universal doth praise thee throughout all 
the world, and doth acknowledge thee ; 

The Father of an infinite majesty ; also thine adorable, only 
Son, and the Holy Spirit our Comforter. 

Thou art the King of Glory, Christ. 

Thou art the eternal Son of the Father. 

It pleased thee to redeem mankind ; and thou didst humble 
thyself to be born of a Virgin. 

When thou hadst triumphed over death, thou didst open the 
Kingdom of Heaven to all beUevers. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the 
Father. 

We believe that thou wilt come to be our Judge. 

We, therefore, beseech thee help thy servants, whom thou 
hast redeemed with thy precious blood. 

May they be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting. 

Lord ! save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 

Govern and sustain them for ever. 

Day by day, we magnify thee. 

And we praise thy name, ever world without end. 

Vouchsafe, Lord I t<5 keep us this day without sin. 

Lord ! have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. 

Let thy mercy be upon us, Lord I our trust is in thee. 

Lord ! in thee have we trusted ; let us never be con- 
founded. 

Glorv be, &c. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 121 



CAOTICLES FOR HOLY DAYS AND FOR PARTICULAR 

OCCASIONS. 



TWENTIETH CANTICLE. 

For the Eve of the Natimly. 

O ING unto tlie Lord a new song : let his praise be declared 
^-^ throughout the earth and in the sea. 

Let the wilderness and the cities lift up their voice ; let men 
rejoice with songs of triumph. 

Let them give glory unto the Lord : let them make known 
his praises among the isles. 

The Lord hath comforted his people : The Lord hath made 
bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations : and all the 
ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our Grod, 

Say ye to the daughter of Zion : behold thy Saviour cometh : 
behold, his reward is with him and his recompense before him. 

Be strong, fear not, behold your Grod, who cometh to save 
you. 

Unto you that fear my name, shall the Sun of righteousness 
arise, with healing in his rays. 

The Glory of the Lord shall be revealed : and all flesh shall 
see it together. 

Death shall be swallowed up in victory : and the Lord God 
will wipe away all tears from our eyes. 

In that day shall it be said : Lo ! this is our God : we have 
waited for him, and he will save us. 

Lo ! this is the Lord ; we will rejoice in his salvation. 

Sanctify yourselves, and be ye ready ; to-morrow shall ye 
see the glory of God. 

The Lord is at hand ; let us prepare the way of the Lord. 

Let us make his paths straight. 

Let us go before him with praise : and with thanksgiving. 

Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

Glory be, &c. 
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122 CANTICLES. [Part 

TWENTY-FIRST CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Nntivity. 
nOEHOLD ! I bring you good tidings of great joy. 
-^-^ For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a 
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord ! 

Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will towards 
men. 

Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given ; and the gov- 
ernment shall be on his shoulders ; and his name shall be called 
Wonderful, Counselor, the. Mighty God, the Everlasting Eather, 
the Prince of Peace. 

God hath remembered his covenant : he hath sent redemp- 
tion unto his people. 

When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his 
Son, born of a woman and made subject to the law, that we 
might receive the adoption of children. 

Israel hath been saved in the Lord with an everlasting sal- 
vation. 

This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. 

This is the day which the Lord hath made : we will rejoice 
and be glad in it. 

Behold, now is the accepted time ; behold, now is the day of 
salvation. 

Let it be said throughout the earth, the Lord reigneth ; let 
the Heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad. 

Eor with righteousness will he judge the world, and the 
people with his truth. 

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord ; and 
blessed be the Kingdom of David, our Eather ; Hosanna in the 
highest. 

Glory be, &c. 

TWENTY-SECOND CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Ndtivity. 
T)LESSED be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited 
-^-^ and redeemed his people ; 

And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house 
of his servant David. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 123 

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, that we 
should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all 
that hate us ; 

To perform the mercy promised to our Fathers, and to 
remember his holy covenant ; 

The oath which he sware unto our Father Abraham, 

That he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of 
the hand of our enemies, might serve him, without fear. 

In holiness and righteousness, all the days of our Ufe. 

He hath given the knowledge of salvation unto his people, 
by the remission of their sins, 

Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day- 
spring from on high hath \4sited us, 

To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow 
of death ; to guide our feet into the way of peace. 

Glory be, &c. 



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TWENTY-THIRD CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Nativity. 

ET us bless the Lord, the God who hath created and 
redeemed the world ; let us praise his goodness and his 
mercy. 

What is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of 
man that thou visitest him. 

Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels : Thou 
hast crowned him with glory and honor : 

And thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of 
thy hands. 

When we were dead in our trespasses and sins, thou didst 
cause thy Son to be born of a woman ; thou didst make him a 
partaker of flesh and blood, that he might be a merciful High 
Priest. 

There is no salvation in any other ; for there is none other 
name under Heaven, given among men, whereby we may be 
saved, but the name of Jesus. 

He is the image of the invisible God ; the first-born of all 



124 CAXTiCLES. [Part 

creatures. For by him were all things created that are in 
Heaven and Earth. 

In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God. 

The same was in the beginning with God. 

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
hath predestinated us into the adoption of children, by Jesus 
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. 

Glory be, &c. 



s 



TWENTY-FOURTH CA^s'TICLE. 
For the D'ly ofter the Xatirity. 

IXG unto the Lord a new song, for he hath done marvellous 
things. 

With his own right hand, and his holy arm, hath he gotten 
himself the victory. 

The Lord hath made known his salvation : his righteousness 
hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. 

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth. 

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands ; rejoice 
and sing praises. 

Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is ; the world 
and they that dwell therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful to- 
getlier before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth ; with 
righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with 
equity. 

Tliis is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation: That 
Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. 

The word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we 
belield his glory, the gloni' as of the only begotten Son of the 
Father, full of grace and truth. 

Loj-d ! now lettest thou thy servants depart in peace. 

For our eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast pre- 
pared before the face of all people : 

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people 
Israel. 

Glory be, &c. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 125 

TWENTY-FIFTH CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Crucifixion. 

C CHRIST our passover, was sacrificed for us, as of this day. 
^ He was delivered for our offences ; he bare our sins in 
his body on the tree : 

And God hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 

His soul was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death : 

He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter : he humbled 
himself even unto the death of the cross. 

He was taken away through the force of agony and of con- 
demnation ; and he was cut off out of the land of the living. 

Let us sing a new song to our God, and to the Lamb, saying : 
Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, 
out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation : 

And hast made us unto our God, kings and priests. 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and 
riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and 
blessing for ever and ever. 

Let every creature that is in heaven, and on the earth, give 
praise and honor to him that sitteth on the throne, and unto 
the Lamb. 

Now is come the Kingdom of God and the power of his Christ. 

If God be for us, who can be against us ? He that spared 
not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he 
not with him also, freely give us all things ? 

IJnto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his 
own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God his 
Father, to him be glory and dominion, for ever and ever. 

Glory be, &c. 



TWENTY -SIXTH CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Crucifixion, 

X ET us bless God our Father, who hath chosen us in his 
J-^ infinite wisdom, through the spirit of hohness, to be 
obedient unto Jesus Christ, and to be partakers in the fruits of 
his death. 



126 CAXTicLEs. [Part 

Through him we have redemption, even the remission of our 
sins. 

Lord Jesus ! thou gavest thyself for us, that thou mightest 
deUver us from this present evil world, according to the will of 
God, our Father. 

Knowing that in burnt offerings and sacrifices, God had no 
pleasure : 

Thou saidst, Lo ! I come ; in the volume of the book it is 
written of me, to do thv will, God ! 

After thou hadst ofiered one sacrifice for sin, thou didst sit 
down forever at the right hand of God. 

For by this one offering thou hast perfected forever them 
that are sanctified. 

Thy throne, God 1 endureth for ever and ever ; a sceptre 
of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 

Thou hast loved righteousness ; therefore God, even thy God, 
hath anointed thee with- the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect '? It is 
God that justifieth. 

Who is he that condemneth '? It is Christ that died ; yea 
rather that is risen again. 

He died for our offences, and was raised again for our justi- 
fication. 

We have not a high priest, who cannot be touched with the 
feeling of our infirmities ; but we have one who was in all 
points tempted, yet without sin. 

Glory be, &c. 



TWENTY-SEVENTH CANTICLE. 

Far the Day of the Remirrection. 

C HEIST our passover was sacrificed for us : 
Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with the leaven of 
wickedness and hypocrisy, but with the unleavened bread of 
sincerity and truth. 

Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more ; death hath 
no more dominion over him. 

He died unto sin once, but now he hveth unto God. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 127 

Being the Prince of Life, it was not possible that he should 
be holden of the bonds of death. 

God hath not left his soul in the place of departed spirits ; 
neither hath he suffered his Holy One to see corruption. 

He was dead, but he liveth for ever more ; and hath the keys 
of hell and of death. 

Christ is risen from the dead and become the first fruits of 
them that sleep. 

Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection 
of the dead : And as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall 
all be made alive, at his coming. 

Death is swallowed up in victory. death ! where is thy 
sting ? grave I where is thy victory ? 

Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

Glory be, &c. 



TWENTY-EIGHTH CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Resurrection. 

npHIS is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation : 
-^- That Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. 

Therefore we will sing hymns in honor of our God ; and 
praise him above all, for ever and ever. 

Thou hast not spared thine own Son. 

Thou hast ordained that he should be despised and rejected 
of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; 

That he should be wounded for our transgressions, and 
bruised for our iniquities ; 

That the chastisement of our peace should be upon him ; 
and that by his stripes we should be healed. 

Forasmuch as children are partakers of flesh and blood, 
thou didst choose that thy Son should be partaker of the same ; 
that through his death, he might destroy him, that had the 
power of death : 

And deliver them, who through fear of death, were all their 
Hfe-time subject to bondage. 



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Now is come salvation and strength, the Kingdom of our God 
and the power of his Christ. 

We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, 
crowned with glory and honor ; that he by the grace of God, 
should taste death for every man. 

Let us sing the new song of those who were redeemed from 
among men, being the first fruits unto God and to the Lamb. 

Let us fear God and give glory to him : let us worship him 
who made Heaven and Earth, and the sea, and the fountains of 
waters. 

Glory be, &c. 



TWENTY-NINTH CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Resurrection. 

O TASTE and see that the Lord is gracious. 
Coming unto him as unto a living stone ; disallowed 
indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious ; 

Ye also as living stones are built up a spiritual house, a holy 
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, 
through Jesus Christ. 

Ye, who in time past were not his people, but are now the 
people of God ; ye, who had not obtained mercy, but now have 
obtained mercy ; 

Consider well, that ye were not redeemed with corruptible 
things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation ; 

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without 
blemish, and without spot. 

By him ye believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, 
and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God. 

Let us bless him who cometh in the name of the Lord. 

Though he were the Son of God, yet learned he obedience, 
by the things which he suffered : 

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal 
salvation, unto all them that obey him. 

Having therefore, brethren, liberty to enter into the holiest, 
by the blood of Jesus ; 



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Let us draw near with, a true heart, in full assurance of faith, 
having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. 

Through him we have access by one spirit unto the Father, 

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly, 
above all that we ask or think, according to the power that 
worketh in us ; unto him be glory in the Church throughout 
all ages. 

Glory be, &c. 

THIRTIETH CANTICLE. 

For the Bay of the Resurrection. 

LET us worship him who liveth for ever and ever. 
Ljet all creatures which are in Heaven and on the earth, 
and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that 
are in them, say : 

Blessing and honor, and glory and power, be unto him that 
sitteth on the throne and to the Lamb, for ever and ever. 

Grod so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting Hfe. 

God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were 
yet sinners, Christ died for us. 

If when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the 
death of his Son, much more being reconciled, shall we be 
saved by his hfe. 

Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, 
that he might bring us to God ; being put to death in the flesh, 
but quickened by the Spirit. 

He bare our sins in his own body, on the tree, that we being 
dead to sin, should Hve unto righteousness ; by whose stripes 
we are healed. 

Wherefore, we bless thee, Lord God, Creator and Bedeemer 
of the world, we extol thy power and praise thy mercy, saying : 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again 
unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the 
dead. 

Glory be, &c. 
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THIRTY-FIRST CANTICLE. 

For the Day of the Ascension. 

^ I ^HE Lord said unto my Lord, sit tliou at my right hand, 
-*- until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 

The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion, 
saying : Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 

The Lord hath sworn and will not repent, thou art a Priest 
for ever, after the order of Melchizedek. 

! clap your hands, all ye people : shout unto God with the 
voice of triumph. 

God is gone up with rejoicing ; the Lord hath gone up with 
the song of victory. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lift up ye ever- 
lasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. 

Who is the King of Glory ? It is the Lord strong and 
mighty ; he is the King of Glory. 

Sing praises unto God, sing praises unto our King ; for God 
is the king of all the earth ; he reigneth over the nations ; he 
sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 

Let all men bow down before him : and let all the angels of 
God worship him. 

Thy throne, God ! is for ever and ever : a sceptre of right- 
eousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest iniquity ; therefore 
God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness 
above thy fellows. 

Thou didst ascend up on high ; thou didst lead captivity 
captive ; thou hast received gifts for men. 

Thou art gone to thy Father's house, to prepare mansions for 
us. 

Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect ? It is 
God that justifieth. 

Who is he that condemneth ? It is Christ that died ; yea, 
rather that is risen again, who is even at the riglit hand of God, 
who also maketh intercession for us. 

Glory be, &c. 



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THIRTY-SECOND CANTICLE. 

For the Eve of the Ascension and the Day After. 
^THHE Lord reigneth ; let the people tremble ; he sitteth be- 
^ tween the Cherubim ; let the earth be moved. 

He is high above all the earth ; he is exalted far above all 
the Heavens. 

God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, hath highly- 
exalted him, and given him a name, which is above every name : 

That, at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things 
in Heaven, and things on earth, and things under the earth : 

And that every tongue should confess, that Jesus Christ is 
Lord, to the glory of God, the Father. 

All power hath been given unto him in Heaven and on Earth. 
God hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the 
head over all things to the Church. 

We have liberty to enter into the holiest, by the blood of 
Jesus, by a new and hving way, which he hath consecrated for 
us through the vail, that is to say, his flesh. 

Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, 
having our hearts purified from an evil conscience, and our 
bodies washed with pure water. 

Let us come with confidence unto the throne of grace, that 
we may obtain mercy and help in time of need. 

Glory be, &c. 



THIRTY-THIRD CANTICLE. 

For Pentecost. 

I'ET us bless the Lord, let us praise his goodness ; let us 
^ come before his presence, with psalms and thanksgivings. 

God hath raised up his Son Jesus, and set him at his own 
right hand ; 

And shed upon his apostles, the promise of the Holy Spirit, 
that they might speak divers tongues, and that wonders and 
miracles might be done in his name. 

He hath made efi'ectual the word of his servants ; the king- 
doms of this world, the people and the nations have heard them 
and have become obedient unto our Lord and his Christ. 



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We give thee thanks, Lord, Grod Almighty ! who art, and 
wast, and art to come, because thou hast taken to thee thy 
great power, and hast entered into thy kingdom. 

We bless thee, because according to thy promises, thou 
hast sent us the Comforter, even the Spirit of Truth to remain 
with us always. 

Because we are thy children, thou hast sent forth the Spirit 
of thy Son into our hearts, crying Abba, Father. 

This Spirit beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the 
children of God. 

This Spirit helpeth our infirmities ; maketh intercession for 
us ; and causeth us to groan within ourselves, waiting for the 
redemption of our body, and the glorious liberty of the 
children of God. 

This Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance, whereby we are 
sealed unto the day of redemption. Thanks be unto God for 
this unspeakable gift. 

Glory be, &c. 



THIRTY-FOURTH CANTICLE. 

Fo7' Pentecost. 

I^TOT unto us, Lord ! not unto us, but unto thy name give 
-i- ^ glory. 

Our God is in Heaven : He doth whatsoever pleaseth him. 

The Lord hath been mindful of us : He will bless them that 
fear him, both small and great. 

Ye are blessed of the Lord who made Heaven and Earth. 

He hath poured out his Spirit upon the posterity of his 
people. 

He hath put in them a new spirit, that they should walk in 
his commandments, that they should keep his laws ; 

To the end, that they might be his people, and that he might 
be their God. 

Who is so great a God, as our God ? Thou art the God that 
doest wonders. 

Thou hast poured out thy Spirit upon all flesh. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 133 

For to one, thou hast given by the Spirit, the word of wisdom ; 
to another, the word of knowledge by the same Spirit ; 

To another, faith by the same Spirit ; to another, prophecy. 

All these worketh that one and the self same Spirit, dividing 
to every man severally as it hath pleased him. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings, in heavenly 
places, in Christ : 

According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation 
of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before 
him. 

God ! enlighten thou the eyes of our understanding, that 
we may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the 
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. 

Glory be, &c. 



THIRTY-FIFTH CANTICLE. 

For Pentecost. 

"OLESSED be the Lord our God, for he hath showed us 
-^-^ marvellous kindness. 

Lord ! how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up 
for them that fear thee ; and hast prepared for them that put 
their trust in thee, before the sons of men. 

The Lord hath remembered his mercy and ti'uth. Having 
exalted his Son to his right hand, he hath fulfilled this promise : 

1 will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh ; your sons and your 
daughters shall prophecy. 

On my servants and on my hand maidens, I will pour out my 
Spirit. 

This promise was unto our fathers, and to their children, and 
to all that were afar off, even as many as the Lord, our God, 
shall call. 

Wherefore, our God ! we bless thee as our benefactor, and 
thou shalt ever be the subject of our songs. 

We will speak of thy greatness ; we will make known every 
where the remembrance of thy loving kindness. 



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Thy mercy, Lord ! reacheth unto the Heavens, and thy 
faithfulness unto tlie clouds. 

Ho ! all ye that thirst, come unto the waters. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteous- 
ness ; for they shall be filled. 

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your 
children ; how much more shall your Father, who is in Heaven, 
give his Holy Spirit to them that ask him. 

God ! turn thy face from our sins, and blot out all our 
iniquities. 

God ! create in us clean hearts, and renew a right spirit 
within us. 

Cast us not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy 
Spirit from us. 

Let thy loving Spirit lead us forth into the land of righteous- 
ness. 

Glory be, &c. 

THIRTY-SIXTH CANTICLE. 

For Pentecost. 

'T^HERE is therefore now no condemnation to them that are 
-^ in Christ Jesus ; who walk not after the flesh but after the 
Spirit. 

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath made them 
free from the law of sin and death. 

We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit 
which is of God ; that we might know the things that are freely 
given to us of God. 

The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of 
God, for they are foolishness unto him ; neither can he know 
them, because they are spiritually discerned. 

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things. 

Let us aim at spiritual gifts. For they that are after the 
flesh do mind the things of the flesh ; but they that are after 
the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 

But we are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be, that 
the Spirit of God dwelleth in us. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 136 

This Spirit, which God sendeth into our hearts, convinceth us 
that we are no longer in bondage, but that we are his children, 
and if children, then heirs of God, through Jesus Christ. 

If the Spirit of him, that raised up Jesus from the dead, 
dwell in us, he that raised up Christ from the dead, shall also 
quicken our mortal bodies, by his Spirit that dwelleth in us. 

Glory be, &c. 



THIRTY-SEVENTH CANTICLE. 
For Pentecost. 

LET us proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. 
Let us say unto Zion, ye shall be named the Priests of 
the Lord : men shall call you the Ministers of oar God ; 

And all that see you, shall acknowledge that you are the seed 
which the Lord hath blessed. 

We will greatly rejoice in the Lord ; our souls shall be joyful 
in our God ; 

For he hath clothed us with the garments of salvation, as a 
bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments. 

The Lord loveth the gates of Zion, more than all the dwell- 
ings of Jacob. 

Glorious things are spoken of thee, City of God. 

Thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, to give 
thanks unto the name of the Lord. 

The glory of the latter house hath been greater than of the 
former. 

The Lord, whom men sought, even the Messenger of the 
covenant, whom they delighted in, hath come to his temple. 

After that he had humbled himself, God did highly exalt 
him. 

He hath stretched forth his hand ; he hath granted unto his 
servants, that with all boldness they should speak hi^word : 

And that signs and wonders should be done, by the name of 
the holy child Jesus. 

The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, gave witness with 
great power of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. 



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The multitude of them that believed at Jerusalem, were of 
one heart and of one soul ; 

Neither said any of them that aught of the things, which he 
p<»ssessed, was his own ; and great grace was upon them all. 

Blessed be the Ijord, who hath thus inclined his Church : 
and who will never suffer that the gates of hell should prevail 
against it. 

Glory be, &c. 



THIRTY-EIGHTH CANTICLE. 
For the Holy Days of September. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; his mercv 
endureth for ever. 

Let them that fear the Lord, now say tliat his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

The Lord is our strength and the subject of our songs ; He 
is our Eedeemer. 

The Lord hath done marvellous things. 

He hath remembered his covenant : He hath visited and 
redeemed his pe6ple. 

God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son ; 
that whosoever believeth in liim should not perish, but have 
everlasting life. 

He hath given us the bread fi'om Heaven, which giveth life 
unto the world. 

Let us praise him, let us glorify and bless his name. 

Let us give thanks unto God our Father, who hath made us 
meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. 

Salvation cometh from our God that sitteth upon the throne, 
and from the Lamb, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and 
strength, be unto our God, for ever and ever. 

Praise our God, all ye his servants, both small and great. 

The Lord our God Omnipotent, reigneth ; and we shall reign 
with him for ever and ever. 

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor unto him : for the 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 137 

marriage of the Lamb is come, and his bride hath made herself 
ready. 

Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper 
of the Lamb. 

We shall be satisfied, God, with the plenteousness of thy 
house ; and thou wilt make us drink of the river of thy 
pleasures. 

Glory be, &c. 

THITiTY-NINTH CANTICLE. 

For the Holy Bays of September. 

OCOME, let us be joyful at the festival; let us heartily 
rejoice in the presence of the Lord our God : 

We, our sons and our daughters, our men servants and our 
maid servants, and the stranger who is within our borders. 

Our God hath redeemed us from among all nations, and hath 
become the author of eternal salvation, unto all them that obey 
him. 

He hath made with us, through his Son, a better covenant, 
which was established upon better promises. 

By virtue of this covenant, the Lord will be our God, and we 
shaU be his people : and he will be merciful to our unrighteous- 
ness; and our sins and our iniquities, he will remember no 
more. 

We are not come unto the mount, upon which God gave the 
law, in the midst of fire, of darkness and of tempest ; 

But we are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the 
living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable 
company of angels ; 

To the General Assembly and Church of the first born, which 
are written in Heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the 
spirits of just men made perfect ; 

To Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood 
of sprinkling. 

Wherefore, receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved ; let 
us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with 
reverence and godly fear. 

Glory be, &c. 
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138 CANTICLES. [Part 

FORTIETH CANTICLE. 
For ilie Iluly Days of September. 

T^HE Lord is the mighty God, merciful and gracious, long 
-*- sutfering, and abundant in goodness and truth ; 

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniouity, and trans- 
gression and sin. 

He sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for 
sin, condemned sin in the flesh. 

The Son himself bare our sins, in his own body on the tree, 
that we being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness. 

God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he 
loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us 
together with Christ, by whose grace we are saved. 

What shall we render unto the Lord ? All his benefits are 
upon us. 

Let us off'er unto him, through Jesus Christ, the sacrifice of 
praise continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to 
his name. 

He hath bought us with a price, let us therefore glorify God 
in our bodies, and in our spirits, which are God's. 

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead, our 
Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the 
blood of the everlasting covenant. 

Make us perfect in every good work to do his will, working 
in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus 
Christ ; to whom be glory for ever. 

Glory be, &c. 



FORTY-FIRST CANTICLE. 
For tJie Holy Days of September. 

IN this was manifested the love of God towards us ; because 
that God sent his only begotten Sou into the world, that we 
miffht live through him. 

Herein is love, not that we loved Gud, but that he loved us, 
and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 
Let us love God, because he fiirst loved us. 



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Fifth.] CANTICLES. 139 

The Lord hath remembered his mercy and truth, for they 
endure for ever. 

Eor thy name's sake, Lord, be merciful unto our sins, 
although they are great. 

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon 
us, that we should be called the children of God ; 

And if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint heirs 
with Christ. 

Since we call upon him as a Father, who without respect of 
persons, judgeth according to every man's work ; let us pass 
the time of our sojourning here in fear. 

Let the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be glorified in us, 
and let us be glorified in him, according to the grace of our 
God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Glory be, &c. 



FORTY-SECOND CANTICLE. 

For the Holy Driys of Seplcmber. 

^T^O the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal 
-"-■ glory, by Christ Jesus; and who, after that we have 
suffered a while, is able to make us perfect, stablish, strengthen, 
settle us ; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. 

His divine power hath given unto us all things, that pertain 
unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him, who 
hath called us to glory and virtue. 

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious 
promises, that by these we might be partakers of the divine 
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world. 

This is that salvation, whereof the prophets have inquired 
and searched diligently, who prophecied of the grace that 
should come unto us. 

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but 
unto us, they did minister the things, which are now reported 
unto us, by the gospel. 

Blessed be God, who according to his abundant mercy, hath 
called us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus 
Christ from the dead ; 



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To an inheritance, incorruptible and undefiled, and that 
fadeth not away, reserved in Heaven for us ; 

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salva- 
tion, ready to be revealed in the last time. 

Though we have not seen our Lord Jesus Christ, yet we love 
him ; in whom, though now we see him not, yet believing, we 
rejoice in him with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 

Glory be, &c. 



FORTY-THIRD CANTICLE. 
For the Communion. 

WE will praise thee, God, we will exalt thy name for 
ever ; 

For all the earth is full of thy goodness, of thy glory and 
of thy mercy. 

Bless the Lord, my soul, and all that is within me, praise 
his holy name. 

Who forgiveth all thy sin and healeth all thine infirmities. 

The Lord is full of compassion, and mercy, long suffering and 
of great goodness. 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us 
according to our iniquities. 

For as the Heaven is high above the earth, so great is his 
mercy towards them that fear him. 

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed 
our transgressions from us. 

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even so, is the 
Lord merciful unto us. 

For when we were his enemies, and while we were yet 
sinners, he gave us his only begotten Son, that we might live 
through him. 

It is he who hath given us his flesh and his blood, for meat 
and drink, and who by his death hath brought us unto life. 

He is the Lamb of God ; the propitiation for our sins, the 
sole and perfect pledge of his grace. 

He that spared not his own Sou, but deUvered him up to die 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 141 

for us all, how shall he not with him also, freely give us all 
things, yea, even grace and mercy. 

Let my heart and my mouth show forth the praises of the 
Lord, and magnify him ; and let all men praise his loving 
kindness forever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Glory be, &c. 



FORTY-FOURTH CANTICLE. 

For the Communion. 

T ET us show forth the Lord's death till he come. 

J-^ Let our mouths declare every day the mercy of the Lord, 

and the great things which God hath done unto us. 

most gracious Father ! thou hast given us thine only 
Son, and it pleased thee, that in him should all fullness 
dwell. 

It pleased thee to reconcile all things unto thyself by him, 
who is our peace by the blood of his cross. 

our God ! we were alienated from thee by reason of our 
thoughts and evil deeds ; 

And it hath pleased thee to reconcile us to thyself, by the 
death of thy Son, that we might appear before thee holy, 
without spot, and blameless. 

Christ hath blotted out the handwriting of ordinances, that 
was against us, and took it out of the way, naiHng it to his 
cross. 

Having spoiled principaHties and powers he made a show 
of them openly, triumphing over them in it. 

Let us then hold to him who is our head. 

Let the word of Christ dwell in us richly in all wisdom. 

Whatsoever we do, in word or deed, let all be done in the 
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, the Father, 
through him. 

Let the peace of God, to the which we are called in one body, 
rule in our hearts ; and let us be thankful. 

Glory be, &c. 



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FORTY-FIFTH CANTICLE. 

For the Communion. 

T ET us praise the Lord our God, and extol his mercy towards 
-■-^ his people and towards his elect. 

He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and judgments 
unto Israel. 

He hath not dealt so with any nation. 

Thou also, God ! art praised in Zion, and unto thee is the 
vow of thy people performed. 

Blessed are the people, Lord, who rejoice in thee ; they 
shall walk in the light of thy countenance. 

Their delight shall be daily in thy name ; and in thy right- 
eousness shall they make their boast. 

We, who in times past, were not his people, are now the 
people of God. 

He hath made us a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a 
holy nation, a peculiar people ; 

That we should show forth the praises of him who hath 
called us out of darkness unto his marvellous light. 

Let us therefore be as the elect of God, holy and beloved, 
merciful, kind, humble, meek, long suffering ; forbearing one 
another and forgiving one another, even as Christ forgiveth us. 

Herein will our Father be glorified, if we bear much fruit : 
so shall we be truly the disciples of his Son. 

We shall abide in his love, until he shall come to be glorified 
in his Saints, and to be admired in all them that beheve. 

Glory be, &c. 



FORTY-SIXTH CANTICLE. 
For the Communion. 

OCOME and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare 
what he hath done for my soul. 
The Lord hath remembered his tender mercies and his loving 
kindnesses, which have been ever of old. 

Our misdeeds have prevailed against us : Thou hast taken 
away our transgressions. 



Fifth.] CANTICLES. 143 

God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should 
come to repentance. 

He sent his Son to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness 
of sins. 

In this was manifested the love of God towards us, because 
that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we 
might live through him. 

It is in remembrance of so precious a gift, that we eat the 
Lord's Supper. 

The bread, which we break, is it not the communion of the 
body of Christ ? The cup of blessing, which we bless, is it not 
the communion of the blood of Christ ? 

Let us show forth the Lord's death till he come : 

That we may know him, and the power of his resurrection, 
and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable 
unto his death. 

If we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, 
we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. 

To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 

Thanks be unto God, for this unspeakable gift. 

Glory be, &c. 



FORTY-SEVEIS^TH CANTICLE. 

For ili6 Communion. 

OGIYE thanks unto the Lord for he is good, for his mercy 
endureth forever. 

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so ; such as sat in dark- 
ness, and in the shadow of death ; 

Who had rebelled against the word of God, and contemned 
the counsel of the Most High. 

He hath brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of 
death ; he hath broken their bonds in sunder. 

that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, 
and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 

This salvation hath been declared in the Gospel of Jesus 
Christ, 



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Who of God, is made unto us wisdom and righteousness, 
and sanctification, and redemption. 

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that 
bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace ; 

That bringeth good tidings of good, that pubhsheth salva- 
tion ; that saith unto Zion, thy God reigneth. 

Let us thank God always for the grace which is given us 
through Jesus Christ ; 

That in every thing being enriched by him, we may be 
wanting in no gift, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

God is faithful by whom we are called unto the fellowship of 
his Son Jesus Christ. 

Blessed is the people whom the Lord hath chosen for his own 
inheritance. 

He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 

Glory be, &c. 



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